Technical Tip: How to keep link monitor port active for other routes if any of the reachable route goes down
Description
There are 3 static routes and its reachable via interface Port10.
If any of the static route goes down, then FortiGate is marking other two route inactive too.
Is it possible to make other two route active by creating 3 link monitor for the interface Port10?
This article describes how to keep link monitor port active for other routes if any of the reachable route goes down.
Solution
The above scenario is no possible with Link monitor.
Since this is the by default design of FortiGate if any route goes down with the link monitor port then other route will also mark as inactive.
Solution.
Configure routing protocols like OSPF, BGP.
There are 3 static routes and its reachable via interface Port10.
If any of the static route goes down, then FortiGate is marking other two route inactive too.
Is it possible to make other two route active by creating 3 link monitor for the interface Port10?
This article describes how to keep link monitor port active for other routes if any of the reachable route goes down.
Solution
The above scenario is no possible with Link monitor.
Since this is the by default design of FortiGate if any route goes down with the link monitor port then other route will also mark as inactive.
Solution.
Configure routing protocols like OSPF, BGP.