LINUX failover between two default gateways

[Derek Atkins]

You need to use dynamic routing on the client.  Look at gated.

-derek

LINUX-User <barzel at rocketmail.com> writes:

> Any suggestions for failover between two default gateways?
>  
> I am setting up a RH 7.2 server (kernel 2.4.9-21smp) and need it to be
> able to failover from one default gateway to another on the same
> subnet.
>  
> For example:
> This server is 192.168.1.10. 
> The two valid gateways, 192.168.1.1 & 192.168.1.2.
> 
> I need failover so that if one gateway is down, the server will use the
> other. The two gateways are Cisco routers, not LINUX servers.
>  
> The failover does not work when both routes are created with "route add
> ..." With or without metrics, only the first route is used.
>  
> I think I need to use iproute2 but I have not found an example of my
> situation.
>  
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> 
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