How to setup Mac server to use two gateways

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Published on 2010-12-17T15:45:43Z Indexed on 2011/01/13 20:55 UTC
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I recently asked this question: How to set Mac server to use different Gateway for internet bound traffic

The answer given works but has presented me with another issue that I didnt make clear in that question.

Here is my network layout as it stands:

At the moment outside staff members use some services on the existing internet 1 link. Those services are hosted by the Mac server. If I change the gateway of the Mac server to the second modem those outside staff lose visabilty on those services.

Now I dont know how to go about solving this issue. I want the second link to be used when the Mac server goes to rsync data offsite but everything else use link one. How do I do this?

Thanks

Scott

EDIT: This has been resolved by setting the default gateway on the Mac server to 192.168.1.254 Thus leaving everything on the network as it was before. but to get the Mac server to use the other link for rsync I've added a route to the Mac server to route traffic to the rsync server through the second gateway.

sudo route add -net {server IP's}/{Netmask} 192.168.1.1

I've awarded the answer to gravyface for pointing me to a post on how to make this route persistant in Mac

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