Comments on: Loadbalancing & Failover http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loadbalancing-failover/ Fri, 24 May 2013 04:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: blankreg http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/loadbalancing-failover/#comment-65337 blankreg Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:51 +0000 #comment-65337 If you configure etherchannel on the cisco routers, it will aggregate the bandwidth, so when both links are there you will get to use both links for your data. It automatically only uses one, if the other fails, it just goes slower (obviously).

If they are ethernet, then you could consider using switches instead of routers. Probably cheaper, and better throughput if you go faster in the future. If you need to route, go for the Cisco Catalyst 3560-8PC which is a little 8 port L3 switch with an SFP connector as well for fibre optic modules. The price is very reasonable for what it does, and you can just use it as a fast router.

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