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Dual ISP failover Configuration over NAT or other means, Without having to use two ethernet ports

Hi Guys.

Can the ASA5510 handle Dual ISP`s , ISP 1 as main, ISP2 as Redundant, any other Way than having to use Dual Ports? ,,, ( lots of info online on how to configure this, but you need two ports )

The ASA has 4 ports and 1 management, all 4 ports are used for various Networks -
Outside this is a Switch, ( nothing special or Vlans etc ) with Two ISP connections,
(Think Two ISP DSL routers connected to a switch, which in turn connects to 1 of the Asa ports )

Any way of using NAT or anything else the ASA can do to configure an extra ISP that if the Main isp goes offline, Either NAT or Routing Switchs to the Second ISP.

And what would the Config look like?

Thanks in Advance

MikeKane

Without a 2nd interface, you would need to use a router in between the ASA and the ISP to control the traffic.

The ASA can only do ISP failover using 2 interfaces. SO instead place a router as the next hop. Send all ASA traffic to the router. THen use the router to route between the 2 ISPs.

dark_jedi_ire

ASKER

Cant add a weighted Static Router and a Metric to Test the Primary ISP and if it goes down to switch to the New static route for the second ISP..... or can that only be done over two ports?

kdtresh

i think you're looking for something like a service level agreement (SLA)

dark_jedi_ire

ASKER

Hi KdTresh,, Nope , but thanks, I have seen that a Dozen times, but Its not what I need as its over Two ports. Which is exactly What I cant do,
Thanks Anyway,

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dark_jedi_ire

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Thanks Mike,. That settles that then..

Cheers

kdtresh

i've seen it used with subinterfaces and vlan trunking to only use one physical port on the asa, but there was a switch at the other end of the trunk with one port/vlan for each isp, and you say your switch is not vlan-aware.

MikeKane

Right... another inline device could split out the vlans to each ISP. But without that device, you are limited to 1 isp per interface.