Re: Sharing ISPs

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rg <rg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I can't believe my eyes! So many replies say "can't be done!"

Not at all. However, what you requested can't be done without additional
hardware.

Ok, first, I'm not worried about in-bound connections. Although, even
that would be easier than some responders would imply.

Well, for one thing, SMTP is an "inbound connection" - and that's pretty
important to most people. It can be dealt with, but it's more complex.

Anyway, I thought SBS meant "Small Business Server," the single
platform solution to all the needs of a small business.

Salespeople and marketing departments would like you to think so, but it
ain't necessarily so.

I'm not
asking about "Big Business Server Facility" where we have separate
RAS, Exchange, Web, etc., platforms and all the fancy hardware that
goes with it.
At the very least I should be able to attach two external NICs and
set the default route merit values to favor the faster ISP. I'm just
asking here because this must be a common scenario that can be more
smartly handled by ISA/RRAS.

Nope.

Am I the first to consider this "small"
approach?

No, but you seem to be the first who thinks it's possible without additional
hardware.

My thanks to all who took the time to respond.




"rg" <rg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:enlfqa$dJHA.5344@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have an SBS 2003 server and several public Internet access paths.
The server is my firewall, running ISA 2004. I would like some
guidance on how to set up two broadband access methods. (I also have
dialup for emergencies, FWIW.)

I would like to see the server use the fastest path to any given
server, but to back off traffic onto the other ISP if one
connections approaches saturation. Naturally, if one connection
fails, all traffic should go through the other one. Ideally, if one
connection saturates with traffic to a single server, some traffic
should be routed to the other ISP. Optionally, if both fail, use the
dialup! But lets not consider this
option for now...

Is this supported? Any guidance appreciated.

Thanks!



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