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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    Re: Highly available Internet connection
From:       fyeung () fyeung8 ! netific ! com (Francis Yeung)
Date:       1997-01-30 10:43:38
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Laura,

	What happens to the data - firewall rules, static routes etc,
 ? How you do keep them in sync if one unit is powered off ?

	Thanks.

	Francis

> From root@fyeung25.netific.com Thu Jan 30 03:32 PST 1997
> From: Laura_Bohde@prenhall.com
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 23:20:46 -0500
> Subject: Re: Highly available Internet connection
> To: "'firewalls@GreatCircle.COM'" <firewalls@GreatCircle.COM>,
>         "Starkweather; Mike" <mike.starkweather@anheuser-busch.com>
> 
>         
>         We have two routers connected to the Internet configured 
>         identically, as well as two hubs, two firewalls, and two 
>         hubs on the other side.  Then we installed Black Box 
>         power on/off switches (one on each router, and one on 
>         each hub at the other end).  This way we can leave one 
>         network up and the other powered off.  If any device in 
>         the "primary" network fails, with a simple phone call 
>         (our help desk can even do this), one network can be 
>         powered off and the other powered up.  (this way all 
>         equipment can actually have the same IP addresses too.)
>         
>         Hope this helps -
>         
>         Laura
> 
> 
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Highly available Internet connection
> Author:  "Starkweather; Mike" <mike.starkweather@anheuser-busch.com> at 
> INTERNET-PUB
> Date:    1/29/97 4:40 PM
> 
> 
> My company wants to move toward Electronic Commerce on the Internet. 
>  One of the requirements would be a highly available, secure 
> connection.  One of the ideas I have considered is two firewalls going 
> out over two routers to two wide area links to two ISPs.  This is a 
> pretty brute force approach.
>         
> Does anyone have any ideas to share on how we might build an Internet 
> connection that would approach 100 percent availability?
>         
> Thanks for all your help.
>         
> Mike Starkweather
> Anheuser-Busch
> 
> 
> 

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