FreeBSD router two DSL connections

[Michael Vince]

Yance Kowara wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I am trying to figure out if *BSD can achieve this:
>
>I have two DSL connections to play with, and I would
>like to configure a *BSD router that can combine the
>two DSLs together.
>
>There is a howto at
>http://stevenfettig.com/mythoughts/archives/000173.php
>
>But it concerns OpenBSD and it was for a T1 connection
>using a dual T1 card. I would like to configure one on
>2 DSLs connected to two individual NICs.
>
>Is this feasible at all, or should I just invest in a
>dual Wan hardware?
>
>  
>
Yes its possible, I have such done such a setup. Its actually one ADSL 
user PPP connection the other connection is direct Ethernet to a small 
ISP that happens to be in the same building.

The aim isn't anything that serves data and doesn't use anything complex 
such as using routing protocols like the other guys are talking about. 
Its just using NAT via PF to its users behind the box, all they need 24 
hour Internet access and don't have to serve anything which I assume is 
your same situation.

All I have done to make use of the multi Internet connection was if one 
connection goes down they can just choose the other ISP via a simple 
menu I created for them which just deletes and changes the route,

Just uses something like
route flush
route add default isp_gateway_ip
Or for the PPP link that uses "ISP1" profile
/usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -ddial isp1

and a "/etc/rc.d/pf resync" afterwards.


Its just as easy to hack your own self monitoring link changer script 
but I felt it was better to leave it in the hands of the people with a menu.
The core of the problem is just scripting something to change routes / 
connection using scripting.

Because you appear to be using to DSL and probably pppoe links you would 
need to put something like this with two profiles in your 
/etc/ppp/ppp.conf file

default:
# set log CBCP CCP Chat Connect Command IPCP tun Phase Warning Debug LCP 
sync
 set device PPPoE:dc0:isp1
 set speed sync
 disable ipv6cp
 set cd 5
 set dial
 set login
 set redial 0 0
 add default HISADDR
 set timeout 0
 enable dns

isp1:
 set authname yance at isp1.net
 set authkey yancepassword

isp2:
 set authname yance at isp2.net
 set authkey yancepassword

and script something to run either "/usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -ddial isp1" or 
"/usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -ddial isp2"

Mike