[BC] Disaster planning

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There are basically three classes of these routers from what I have  
seen.

The first is a fall back type.  When the first link fails, it just  
switches to the second connection.  They are dumb, but if your backup  
is something like a cellular data card it makes sense.  They basically  
only make the task of unplugging the Ethernet cable from one provider  
and plugging into the other provider.  They are least expensive.

The higher level allows one to manually set up what services go to  
each of the WAN ports.  Most (or possibly all) of these do fall over  
to the working WAN port if one fails.

The third type is smart, and looks at hops.  They also allow one to  
set a fixed port for services if one chooses.  They dynamically switch  
WAN ports and if one fails, it doesn't matter.  These tend to be a bit  
pricy.  Most I have seen are just over $2,000.  My experience is also  
somewhat limited, but they do seem to work well.

--chip

On Jul 4, 2009, at 1:00 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 11
> From: Chris Gebhardt <chris at virtbiz.com>
> [...]
> The Internet redundancy is
> something that is a pricier and more complicated endeavor.
> There are SOHO routers that feature multiple WAN uplinks
> and promise to choose the best route, but my experience with
> those units, while not extensive, hasn't been stellar.
> [...]
> Chris Gebhardt
> VIRTBIZ Internet Services
> chris at virtbiz.com | (972) 485-4125