Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch IP Policy Configuration Examples, Routing Traffic to Different ISPs

Chapter 13: IP Policy-Based Forwarding Configuration Guide

To apply an IP policy to an interface, enter one of the following commands in Configure mode:

Apply a defined IP policy to	ip-policy	<name> apply interface <InterfaceName>
an IP interface.
Apply a defined IP policy to	ip-policy	<name> apply interface all
all IP interfaces on the SSR.

Applying an IP Policy to Locally Generated Packets

You can apply an IP policy to locally generated packets (that is, packets generated by the SSR). To do this, enter the following command in Configure mode:

Cause packets generated by the SSR to be forwarded according to an IP policy.

ip-policy <name> apply local

IP Policy Configuration Examples

This section presents some examples of IP policy configurations. The following uses of IP policies are demonstrated:

•Routing traffic to different ISPs

•Prioritizing service to customers

•Authenticating users through a firewall

•Firewall load balancing

Routing Traffic to Different ISPs

Sites that have multiple Internet service providers can create IP policies that cause different user groups to use different ISPs. You can also create IP policies to select service providers based on various traffic types.

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