Expert wrote: > > Hello all > > Maybe it is only complicated for me, maybe someone > knows how to do it better? > > I would like to make redundant path between host > in the Internet > (I will call it ExternalDataServer), and host in > my Lan (InternalDataServer) > > ExternalDataServer Router (iproute2) > > 12.34.56.67 (only one IP) <---> 22.33.44.55 eth0 > > <---> 33.44.55.66 ppp0 > 44.55.66.1 eth1 <- You want to use eth0 and ppp0 at the same time, or when eth0 becomes unreachable? > --> InternalDataServer > > 44.55.66.77 > > Route to InternalDataServer is fixed, I cannot > changed it. > It is described in routing table of my ISP. > > I tried to specify src addres as src of router, > and then > use NAT to translate adress coming from > 12.34.56.67 to router as 44.55.66.77 > (forward everything to this addres) > Does it make sense, could it work? > Uhmm, no. please give more specifics. How is router connected to the internet? What exactly is the problem? You can't access them in the way you specified, can you access it another way? Do you have firewall rules? ip rule commands? ip route commands? Mike