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Re: How to manage multiple Internet connections?



Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Sat,15.May.10, 16:47:07, Merciadri Luca wrote:
>   
>
> Bonding is not suitable for you because it works too low-level (it is 
> layer 2), unless you have two links from the same provider, using some 
> technology that can be bonded (like ADSL).
>
> AFAIU what you need is BGP[1], but I can't give you any tips as this is 
> way out of my league ;)
>
> Probably a good start (whatever technology you end up using) is a 
> GNU/Linux (preferably Debian) machine connected to both internet links 
> and your internal network since consumer gateways don't even have more 
> than one WAN port[2].
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol
> [2] some of them could be used for this with custom firmware, but this 
> is off-topic
>
> Regards,
> Andrei
> P.S. There is no need to CC me as I am subscribed to the list ;)
>   
Thanks for both messages. I'll study this.

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