Re: HSRP load sharing with redundant circuits

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Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 16:51:49 GMT-3


   
I tried to set this up also. You would be able to work around this somewhat
if the PIX could identify both routers HSRP MAC's based on a default
of the outside interface itself, in theroy arp'ing for the higher
priority. But the PIX can't do that either.

-Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Olzak <tolzak@comwavz.com>
To: Justin Braunagel <Justin.Braunagel@vlsystems.com>; Philippon
<jaywilphil@yahoo.com>; McHie, Anthony <anthony.mchie@corp.bellsouth.net>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: HSRP load sharing with redundant circuits

> Since a PIX will only accept one default route, your options are
> limited:
>
> 1) Manually balance by placing one route to half the internet pointing
> one active VIP, and the other half pointed to the other active VIP using
> MHSRP.
>
> 2) Use HSRP, and a crossover between the two routers. Route all traffic
> to the active VIP and have it load balance between it's own serial and
> the crossover conneciton to the standby router by adjusting the metrics
> to make them even.
>
> 3) Get a firewall that can support multiple default routes.
>
> I've also tried to use ICMP redirects but they don't work with HSRP.
>
> Tony Olzak, CCIE #6689
> ComWavz
> 419-859-2194 x1565
> tolzak@comwavz.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Braunagel [mailto:Justin.Braunagel@vlsystems.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:39 PM
> To: Philippon; McHie, Anthony; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: HSRP load sharing with redundant circuits
>
>
> That is the exact example I have seen in Cisco books. I want to do the
> same thing on an Internet connection, but since it goes thru a firewall,
> all clients use the firewall as the default gateway. Any suggestions on
> how to do this with an ISP circuit thru the firewall?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philippon
> Sent: Thu 9/13/2001 10:14 AM
> To: McHie, Anthony; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: HSRP load sharing with redundant circuits
>
>
>
> I am not sure if this will fully complete your
> objective but, make two standby groups on the routers
> and make one the master on each. You would have to
> make the P.C.'s gateway on the LAN's to match with
> router you want to use. This should work and I believe
> there is an example in the LAN Switching Book.
>
> Hope it helped.
>
> --- "McHie, Anthony"
> <anthony.mchie@corp.bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > Here is my question:
> > How do you get an HSRP master to make use of the
> > circuit on the HSRP standby
> > router? The circuits are low bandwidth full-duplex.
> > The desired state is
> > to have both circuits utilized for both TX and RX.
> > I'm open to route-maps,
> > routing protocols, or any other means. Thanks
> >
> > Current State
> > ------------------
> > HSRP 10.3.0.3



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