Network failover using Fortinet F310B

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We are using Fortinet F310b Internet appliance having AV,IPS/PDS,Firewall for our connectivity with outside world. We have two(2) nos. of 2Mbps(1:1) dedicated internet Lease Line and a 1.5Mbps WiMax Link. Entire network load is balance between 2 Lease Line and Wimax link is used for Backup link. How the failover can be implemented

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Asked: July 15, 2011 7:57 AM Last updated: March 31, 2012 9:24 PM

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ErroneousGiant Jul 19, 2011 9:14 AM GMT

You can use features such as 'spanningtree' in HP switches (and most others but they may refer to it as something else). Which would help with this. Clustering will also help with this for automatic failover. I think you can also look at ISA and probably your router for more configuration options. You could also implement a round-robin in DNS but generally speaking this isn't the greatest idea.

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ErroneousGiant Jul 19, 2011 12:41 AM GMT

Also, could the manufacturer not give you specific instruction on this?

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S9099 Jul 21, 2011 12:53 AM GMT

Not so detailed. Very skimppy. The failover needs to be carried out only on fortinet where all 3 links are terminate eventhough 2 Lease Line has separte CISCO router 1941 Any suggestion for improvement. Simalarily, DMZ for our servers are facing issues too..

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ErroneousGiant Aug 3, 2011 8:39 AM GMT

If the manufacturers details are very poor then your best bet for this is to find a forum specifically about the product with users who have a high level of experience with this specific equipment. Sorry

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