Question : Windows XP Single NIC Dual Gateway Setup Config Question.

I have two ADSL links at the moment. One of them is the default gateway for my network, with the other running separately as a standby. If my primary ADSL fails I have to do some recabling and change a few IP addresses to move accross to the standby link.

I'd like to have both of these ADSL links on the network at the same time, so that if either fails the other link is automatically used with no manual intervention necessary.

So, would this config work ?

ADSL Link 1 - 192.168.0.254
ADSL Link 2 - 192.168.0.253
PC NIC (Win XP Pro OS) - 192.168.0.1

Under TCP/IP Advanced Properties, I add both of the ADSL link IP addresses as default gateways with an automatic metric.

With this setup, does XP use the gateway that responds first and will it automatically use the other one if the first fails ?

TIA


Rob

Answer : Windows XP Single NIC Dual Gateway Setup Config Question.

That should do the trick for enabling outbound connections.  

It doesn't sound like you're doing any hosting of web, e-mail or FTP servers, but if you do so in the future, keep in mind that you will need a more complicated setup to try to provide failover for those services.

Good luck!