SnapGear 1.7.8 - Manual (Page 38)

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