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02.25.2008 at 10:47PM PST, ID: 23192713
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Can XP have a dual gateway fopr redundancy

Asked by localhost_offline in Windows Networking, Windows XP Operating System

Have machines that need to stay connected. So have added a second gateway with lower metric.

If the first gateway fails then the second is used. But it seems when the first gateway comes back up the routing is not switched back to the primary gateway.

Using

netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" source=static gateway=192.168.0.2 gwmetric=1

I can manually change the gateway ( the system has to be easy for users ie. Desktop icon) if net connectivity fails. Will this technique be reliable?

Is there any way to automate the selection of gateways with one being most preferred?

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