10-25-2010 08:33 PM - edited 03-04-2019 10:15 AM
Hi all,
Having some problems in configuring redundancy using two lease line between two cisco 1841V routers.
One router is at site A and another is in Site B.
Both are /30 point to point links where one is ethernet and another is serial.
Any heads up on how i should start with this
10-25-2010 08:40 PM
Hi ali,
Redundancy between ethernet and serial is little challenging with static router..
Can you confirm which dynamic routing protocol you are running between
both the sites.
If you are running static then redundancy is not possible ...i request you to run some dynamic protocol..
please confirm
Regards
10-26-2010 05:05 AM
If you want simple redundancy without load-sharing, you can use a floating static route.
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1.1.1.1
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1.1.1.5 250
If the primary connection goes down (interface goes down/down), the first static route will disappear and the static route with AD of 250 will become the route that's used.
If you want any load-sharing / load balancing, you'll likely need a dynamic protocol.
10-26-2010 06:55 AM
Hi rtjensen4 ,
Your solution is ok with Serial interface/ or ethernet interface when router notice line protocol down but for ethernet
interface router will not notice this as down when far end goes down (if two routers are connected via. telco or some via some other device)
and static routes will not clear from routing table which leads to black-holing
Ali need to use some routing protocol or something like IP SLA.
If he is using static routing , need to change to some dynamic protocol. (I would suggest to go with BGP...b'se i love bgp...he he he)
Regards
Mahesh
10-26-2010 07:03 AM
I agree, the router has to notice that the Line protocol goes down. I'd probably use EIGRP or OSPF instead of BGP, EIGRP is easier to configure and quicker to converge. If for some reason a dynamic routing protocol isn't an option, you could use an IPSLA and tie the static route to it.
The IP SLA would ping the other side of the primary link, if it doesn't respond, remove the static route and put the other in place.
Not saying one idea is better than the other, just trying to throw out whatever ideas I cna think of.
10-26-2010 12:51 PM
unfortunately it is using static routes and it is connected via telco. As due to some network management issues dynamic routing is not an option.
so the only the option is IPSLA??
10-26-2010 01:43 PM
You can use the simple floating static, but that will only "Trigger" if the router sees the line protocol go down. The IP SLA tied to a static route will be a bit more accurate than just the floating static alone.
10-26-2010 04:36 PM
Thanks rtjensen4 for all your help,
Floating routes look simple enough to configure, lets say i have these routes on my router
link 1 ip route 10.8.8.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.2.2
link 2 ip route 10.8.8.0 255.255.255.0 10.9.9.2 180
where a metric has been set to the second link as that was is least desirable(since this will be purely used for redundancy not load sharing).
but i also want to place a time delay as if link 2(link 1 is down) does go active it stays there for 3 minutes and then the router checks if link 1 is up or not.
Could i use the IP SLA here??
11-11-2010 07:19 PM
The document for what you want to do is here:
Reliable Static Routing Backup Using Object Tracking
You can configure delays on the track objects, though perhaps not quite what you aew asking.
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