Gary Smithe wrote:
Hi folks,
Hopefully this question makes some sense. I work at a small ISP,
where we have 3 T1 lines coming in (from 3 different providers). We
...First you need you need to have an AS number and some IP classes on the AS. Both don't cost much and are a basic requirement for any ISP. After that you need to run BGP with your upstream providers. For that you need a router, either a cheap second hand cisco router, or a linux with zebra/quagga. All this will offer you failover protection an ISP status :)
Load balancing is much harder to achieve an I recommend you to read the following:
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0110/smith.html http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0610/presenter-pdfs/smith.pdf http://www.equinix.com/pdf/whitepapers/BGP-MHing-HOWTO-whitepaper.pdf -- Best regards,Adrian Minta MA3173-RIPE, MA314-ROTLD, www.minta.ro