Router Object

Creating a Router object

• Name: DEFAULT_ROUTER,
• No comment,
• Load balancing: By connection,
• Enable backup gateways when all gateways cannot be reached,
• Not all backup gateways are enabled,
• If no gateways are available, apply the Default route.

Main gateway 1:

• Host object: MAIN_GW1
• Device for testing availability: dns1.google.com
• Weight: 1

Main gateway 2:

• Host object: MAIN_GW2
• Device for testing availability: dns1.google.com
• Weight: 1

Backup gateway:

• Host object: BACKUP_GW
• Device for testing availability: dns1.google.com
• Weight: 1

CONFIG OBJECT ROUTER NEW name=DEFAULT_ROUTER comment="" tries=3 wait=2 frequency=15 onfailpolicy=Pass gatewaythreshold=1 activateallbackup=Off loadbalancing=connhash

CONFIG OBJECT ROUTER GATEWAY ADD type=principalgateway name=DEFAULT_ROUTER host=MAIN_GW1 check="dns1.google.com" weight=1 monitor=icmp comment=""

CONFIG OBJECT ROUTER GATEWAY ADD type=backupgateway name=DEFAULT_ROUTER host=BACKUP_GW check="dns1.google.com" weight=1 monitor=icmp comment=""

CONFIG OBJECT ACTIVATE

Removing a Router object

CONFIG OBJECT ROUTER DELETE name=DEFAULT_ROUTER force=1