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Re: (ASCEND) multiple default route entries
Well, if anybody is at all interested in this configuration
let me know. I got it working wonderfully. I didn't
go with multiple default routes in the MAX, but in the
Cisco instead. If you want a description of the
implementation, please feel free to email me.
At 01:23 PM 2/19/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>I have a remove POP which uses a frame-relay link through
>a Cisco 2500 router and then connects to a MAX4000 terminal
>server. I have been toying around with the idea of using
>a Pipeline 50 and an ISDN line as a 'switched backup' for
>the frame-relay connection. I planned to use varying weights
>for the routing entries propagated back to our core router
>using RIPv2. Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:
>
>
> Remote Node Central Site
>
> [ Cisco 2501 ]------frame relay----------[ cisco 4700 ]
> | |
> [ MAX 4000 ] |
> | |
> [ Pipeline 50 ]----------isdn---------------[ max4000 ]
>
>My goal is simple: if the frame-relay connection goes down,
>automatically re-route traffic through the Pipeline 50. I'm
>fortunate in that my telco doesn't charge per-minute ISDN
>charges so leaving the ISDN link up all the time is not
>a prolem.
>
>However (and please correct me if I'm wrong), I believe that
>in order to accomplish this, I need to be able to load two
>default route entries in the MAX terminal server. Is there
>a way to load two default route entries and specify two different
>weights for the routes? Is a better approach to NOT load any
>default routes into the MAX and let it pick up its default
>routing information via RIPv2? (I'd prefer not do do that,
>however).
>
>Any advice,help,criticism would be greatly appreciated.
>
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