Post #1986613
2026-04-22 13:49 UTC
@revk I came across @ben's blog post, https://blog.hardill.me.uk/2023/08/26/mikrotik-routeros-failover/, and was wondering if there was a way to do the same with a firebrick. Last time I had a go setting it up, I think the failover to USB dongle worked, but it didn't handle the routing switch/L2TP 🤔
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@revk@toot.me.uk 2026-04-22 13:51
@galooph@masto.galooph.com @ben@bluetoot.hardill.me.uk A FireBrick can handle all sorts of routing and fallback, including to simple L2TP. This can be using routes with different preferences, or also using profiles monitoring links. You can set very short ppp timeouts to switch quickly. You can even bond multiple links of some sorts (A&A offer bonded dual DSL lines). It can even do multiple L2TP to another FireBrick with high availability (dual packet transmission via the links so zero downtime on failure).