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Cisco1721 T1 load balancing and redundancy

ddicky
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I have 2 T1 line from 2 service provider connecting back to the same router.

Do I need to upgrade IOS software in order to do load balancing and redundancy between these 2 lines.Any good website for references on the configuration.

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rsissons
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All IOS will automatically load balance over, up to 4, equal cost paths, but on a per session, rather than on a per packet, basis, so you may not get equal utilisation.

It is possible to force the router to load share on a per packet basis by disabling fast switching, 'no ip route-cache', on the interface, but this is NOT recommended as it will severely impact the router's performance.