Load balancing FTP is most likely not going to work very well do to the nature of how FTP works in pfSense.
Sorry! On 3/15/06, Daniel Leaberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to incoming load balance ftp traffic. When I go to Services > -> Load balancer and try to create a pool or a virtual server the port > box only allows one port number. I use passive ftp and have my ftp > servers set to use a port range of 40000-40500 for passive ftp. So I > really would need just 21,40000-40500 to be load balanced > > From reading the pf FAQ http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/pools.html it > appears that pf supports multiple ports in a load balancing rdr. > > So here are the questions > > 1. Am I correct, can this actually be done with freebsd's pf. > 2. Is there some way I can set multiple ports for the incoming load > balanced ftp service (perhaps bypassing the web interface) > > It appears that pfsense uses the default round-robin policy > (/var/etc/sldb.conf has an entry for it) but I'm curious whether the > sticky-address option is set, as this would be necessary. > > Thanks > > -- > Daniel Leaberry > IT Manager > iArchives > Tel: 801-224-4015 x228 > Cell: 801-376-6411 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
