Load balance 2 routers

Andy White · ‎06-22-2010

Hello,

We have a lease line for our internet using a Cisco 2851. We are soon to be getting a 2nd line which we would line to use and load balance the lines, how can we do this? I was thinking of getting a 2nd router and creating a HSRP but wouldn't this then act as active and standby?

Ganesh Hariharan · ‎06-22-2010

Hello,

We have a lease line for our internet using a Cisco 2851. We are soon to be getting a 2nd line which we would line to use and load balance the lines, how can we do this? I was thinking of getting a 2nd router and creating a HSRP but wouldn't this then act as active and standby?

Hi Andy,

Check out the below link for load balancing on your router

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080950834.shtml

Hope to Help !!

Ganesh.H

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Chetan Kumar Ress · ‎06-22-2010

Hi Andy

Can you share that currently leased line detail whether it is T1 or E1, Serial , Ethernet ( Interfaces )

& whether you have plane to take 2nd link from same SP or different SP.

Regards

Chetan kumar

Andy White · ‎06-22-2010

They are ethernet.

SP?

Chetan Kumar Ress · ‎06-22-2010

Hi Andy

For Ethernet , You can do load balancing using routing.

If you SP is agree to run routing protocol then you can use any routing protocol for load balancing. ( Prefer EIGRP)

Or else you can add two default route with same AD.

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 X.X.X.X

Regard

Chetan Kumar