3 WAN Connections on a Router

[Dmitry Golovenkin]

Hi everyone,

We are having 3 internet connections coming in to one of our customer's main offices for redundancy and etc. I would like to replace the 3 routers with a one for easier support and management. One of the connections is an ADSL and the other 2 are leased lines so they terminate with an RJ45 connection.

Would something like a Cisco 2911 + HWIC ADSL card be sufficient enough or would you recommend something else?

Many thanks,

Dmitry

[Dmitry Golovenkin]

Many thanks for all your help guys!

I am probably going to go with 2 2911 routers with IPS modules and an ESW switch in front of them for failover between the routers. Hopefully the client can stretch his budget!

[paolo bevilacqua]

I would skup the IPS modules. They introduce a lot of complexity and cost for little or no actual benefit.

Also having a single switch introduce a single point of failure. Just connect one or two router to the circuits and be done.

Overengineering simple things is a major and common mistake in networking.