Hi.
I'm new to these tools, but well versed in Linux and networking, and I
just haven't found out some general stuff by going through the HOWTO's!
We have two (2) Internet T1's (different providers), each connected to
individual routers (one a Cisco, the other an Adtran, if it matters),
which are kept apart from the internal networks by two (2) Cisco PIX
firewall devices. The latter do NAT/PAT, in addition to normal network
protection. One (1) firewall/T1 is currently "primary" as it is the
Default Gateway for everything inside.
My *goal* is to put a Linux router in place as the Default Gateway to
be redundant and load balance across the T1's.
Q1: I'm in the right place, right? :-)
Q2: Assuming I am in the right place, the part I don't understand is
how to fit the Linux router in with the existing firewalls.
In a picture, we have:
----------------------
- DMZ1
ISP1 - R1 -ONet1-Firewall1-|
- INet1 <-> [internal NIC, Default Gateway]
ISP2 - R2 -ONet2-Firewall2-- DMZ2
And what we would like:
-----------------------
- DMZ1
ISP1 - R1 -ONet1-Firewall1-|
- INet1 -| |
| Linux Router | <-> [new Gateway]
ISP2 - R2 -ONet2-Firewall2-- DMZ2 ---| |
I can revisit the HOWTO's, and many fine sites referenced in this list,
but I wanted to make sure I was on the right track...
Please be gentle - I don't even know what the abbreviations tc, htb, or
imq mean, yet!!
Thanks,
jerry
