You pretty much have to use BGP. BGP is an art, and it sucks
having to deal with it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Don
> Harrop
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 11:16 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: routers
> 
> 
> This is a little off topic but I find that this mailing list has 
> people with
> a broad knowledge base..  Not just linux..  :-)  My boss wants to setup a
> router with a second T1 for redundancy.  We have one T1 backbone with two
> class C's.  The second T1 is just a backbone (no ip's assigned to us.)
> First of all if the backbone (with the ip's) went down is there any way
> traffic could still get to us on the other T1?  As far as I know I would
> have to call both T1 service providers to see if they could adjust
> fall-through routing or something..  I guess for outward packet I 
> could set
> the router up for OSPF..  Any links or advice would be 
> appreciated.  You can
> send responses to me directly so this topic doesn't have to stay 
> on the list
> if no one wants to read about it..
> 
> don@nis4u.com
> 
> Don
> 
> 
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