Re: Two default gateways in one subnet

I would not use this method at all with DHCP. With static config, you would assign some users one gateway and some users the other.

With DHCP I would give give all clients the same gateway address and use some other method to share the load across two Internet links, rather than have the Internet links directly connected to the LAN switch.

"Gabriel_LP" <Gabriel_LP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BE828670-C18D-46AE-A625-5FBD96D95959@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
How can I do that?
Configuring DHCP with 2 gateways? second one only work when first is down?
Can I set DHCP to assign different gateway to different clients?
thanks!



"Bill Grant" wrote:

Yes, it will work. Each device will use the default gateway which is
configured on the device. If you are planning to use this as a way to spread
the load accross the two Internet connections, it will work.

If it works for you and does what you want, it is a good idea. If it
causes you any problems, then it is bad!

"tree leafs" <treeleafs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7ggjx1zHHA.4712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
> Is it possible (or good or bad) to use two default gateways in one > subnet.
> This question is raised when we want to use two Internet (ADSL)
> connections, each with an ADSL router.
> Let's say, router-1 has a LAN IP1=192.168.16.x and router-2
> IP2=192.168.16.y. If both routers connect to the LAN and some devices
> configured to use IP1 to be the defualt gateway and others use IP2.
>
> Can this work? and is it a good or bad idea?
>
> Thaks in advance.
>
>




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