Just remember, BGP is not a TRUE load balancing protocol... rather it is a shared network connection protocol. BGP simply holds a table of network routes and uses that table to send packets via the shortest node/hop count. This often will over saturate one link while the other link gets minimal usage.
If you want TRUE load balancing, a hardware/software solution designed specifically for this purpose will serve you better, particularly one with BGP support. If in doubt, read the RFC http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1771.txt -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rod Dorman Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Newbie questions John Tolmachoff wrote: > >Another possible answer - a simple router that can handle two WAN > >connections for the upstream problem? > > I agree that this should be handled by hardware before the servers, > either by BGB, ... Umm... I assume this is a typo and you meant BGP. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." � Ambassador Kosh To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
