RE: PIX question

From: smaljure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon Sep 11 2000 - 18:02:06 GMT-3


   
Thanks a lot for the quick response.
I found out that PIX will basically not allow two equal cost static routes
to the same network or 0/0
However, what if I get the PIX to run RIP? Will it accept multiple
"RIP-advertised defaults" and install them in the routing table? If so will
it do any load-balancing based on these RIP routes?

Thanks
Sanjay

-----Original Message-----
From: Asbjorn Hojmark [mailto:Asbjorn@Hojmark.ORG]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:38 PM
To: 'Maljure, Sanjay'
Cc: 'CCIE (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: PIX question

> I need to be able to load-balance across two ISPs. I was
> wondering if there is a way we could set two default routes
> on a PIX and have the PIX load-balance outgoing traffic.

No, a PIX will not allow you to do that.

Also, if you could in fact load-balance outbound traffic, you
still wouldn't have a way to load-balance inbound, unless you
have provider-independant addresses and both providers announ-
ced your address space for you.

I've found no short-cut way to do load-balancing. The best way
to do that is by using BGP.

HTH,
-A

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