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Title: Setup SME 5.1.2 w/ 2 ISP
Post by: john on April 19, 2002, 06:55:05 PM

I have two internet provide, One providing Downlink only and the other both uplink and Downlink but lower lower bandwidth.

1. Satellite provide  1024K/0K Downlink only
2. DSL providing  128K/128K

Both provider have provided static IP address.

My question is possible to setup the SME 512 to use both services in one machine  or do I have setup two SME 512 gateway Server Machine for the service. Your advice will highly be appreciated

Cheers
John

Title: Re: Setup SME 5.1.2 w/ 2 ISP
Post by: Jason Judge on April 21, 2002, 04:19:24 PM

It should work on one machine. Just set up a second network on the server-manager and point it at the other router.

I'm not sure how it would work at the routeing level though - how the network requests would go out on the slow link then come back on the fast link. Did the satellite system come with some nifty routing software to handle this? If so (and even if not) you would need to fiddle with the routing tables, I guess.

So my guess for your question is: in theory - yes; in practice - not straight out-of-the-box.

-- Jason

Title: Re: Setup SME 5.1.2 w/ 2 ISP
Post by: Jason Judge on April 21, 2002, 04:22:06 PM

Have you seen this link: http://www.e-smith.org/bboard//read.php?f=3&i=15007&t=15007 ? Sounds like someone here knows what they are doing...