Using Internet Setup
In this field…
Do this…
Connection Probing
Method
While the
Probe Next Hop
option checks the availability of the next hop
router, which is usually at your ISP, connectivity to the next hop router
are more than one hop away.
, by selecting one
•
None.
Do not perform Internet connection probing. Next hop
d, if the
Probe Next Hop
check box is
dress or DNS name in the
1
,
2
, and
3
fields. If
ne of the defined servers respond to pinging,
sidered to be down.
ble servers that can be
tor of Internet connectivity, and
ltaneously (that is, they are not at
nd secondary DNS
way responds, the
Internet connection is considered to be down.
Use this method if the availability of your DNS servers is a
good indicator for the availability of Internet connectivity.
•
Probe VPN Gateway (RDP).
Send RDP echo requests to up to
three Check Point VPN gateways specified by IP address or
DNS name in the
1
,
2
, and
3
fields. If for 45 seconds none of
the defined gateways respond, the Internet connection is
considered to be down.
Use this option if you have Check Point VPN gateways, and
you want loss of connectivity to these gateways to trigger ISP
failover to an Internet connection from which these gateways
are reachable.
does not always indicate that the Internet is accessible. For example, if
there is a problem with a different router at the ISP, the next hop will be
reachable, but the Internet might be inaccessible. Connection probing is a
way to detect Internet failures that
Specify what method to use for probing the connection
of the following:
probing will still be use
selected. This is the default value.
•
Ping Addresses.
Ping anywhere from one to three servers
specified by IP ad
for 45 seconds no
the Internet connection is con
d if you have relia
Use this metho
pinged, that are a good indica
that are not likely to fail simu
the same location).
•
Probe DNS Servers.
Probe the primary a
servers. If for 45 seconds neither gate
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