On Thu, 2006-05-18 at 10:10 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Hi guys, > > I just want to see if I'm barking up the right tree. I have to set up a > gateway that will connect a large number of clients to the internet. > The plan is to have two DSL lines, balance load between them, and add > more lines as it becomes necessary. > > Linux Virtual Server http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/ looks like it > does what I'm looking for, although it seems to be focussed on traffic > going the opposite direction. Is this the right tool for the job?
linux virtual server is more about having multiple routers handle load/failover for services. and is not realy what you are after what i think you ask about is having a router (for your lan) handle multiple uplinks for loadbalancing and failover. basicaly you need to split access your gw. that means you have 2 routing tables. 1 for each uplink. then you configure the master routing table to be a multipath route to both routing tables. giving you per connection load balancing out your uplinks. adding more uplinks is a matter of adding a interface a new routing table for that interface and adding a 3rd route to to your multipath master default gateway this is what you want. http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.rpdb.multiple-links.html this is the split access part in a debian networks file fashion. http://yellowpigs.net/computers/multiple_subnets note that the gateway $gw1 in teh eth0 stanca. would couse this to use eth0 out allways. you want to replace that with the multipath route for loadbalancing. -- Ronny Aasen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
