Thanks,
Irfan Akber
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> From: Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>
> To: Irfan Akber <iakber@super.net.pk>
> Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: General Routing question
> Date: Sunday, August 02, 1998 5:11 PM
>
>
> Irfan Akber wrote:
>
> > I have a general routing question. We have a dedicated link from UUNET
and
> > IP addresses from them. We have Linux servers etc. Now sometimes due to
the
> > local loop problem our link is down for 2-4 hours. During this time all
> > network/Internet activity stops. Now if I arrange for another link, say
a
> > dedicated dialup line so in case of emergency I switch to that. If I do
> > that I will be given one IP address from my ISP, so I have the problem
of
> > receving email and providing our dns service.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest methods/routing technique so that our setup keeps
> > running and in case of emergency we switch to dialup line and yet no
harm
> > comes to our services. Should I also include the dialup IP as secondary
DNS
> > for my domain ?. Any alternative that you people have already
implemented.
>
> You should specify the dialup IP as one of the DNS servers, and also
> as a backup MX.
>
> --
> Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>
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