The following figure shows the failover configuration screen:
Figure 3.4 Failover configuration screen
The following fields can be configured for the failover connection.
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IP Address to ping | IP address the SnapGear appliance will ping to determine if the |
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Internet connection is up or down. |
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Ping Interval | How often to ping the remote machine to determine if the Internet |
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connection is up or down. |
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Number of times to | Number of times to attempt the connection before the SnapGear |
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attempt this connection | appliance moves to the failover connection. |
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| The Internet connection fails immediately when the password is |
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Time to wait between re- | wrong, or if the SnapGear appliance is unable to contact an ADSL |
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trying connections | modem to make a connection. Specify the time to wait between |
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| retrying this connection after detecting the initial failure. |
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Fall forward. This option | Allow the SnapGear appliance to continue trying the main Internet |
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is only available after | connection until the connection is established. At this point the |
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configuring the failover | SnapGear appliance disconnects the backup Internet connection |
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connection. | and continues using the main Internet connection. |
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Enable failover. This | Checking this box indicates you want the SnapGear appliance to |
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option is only available | use the backup Internet connection if the SnapGear appliance |
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after configuring the | detects that the main Internet connection has failed. |
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failover connection. |
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Connecting to the Internet
