Hello all.
I have load balancing (DSL + Cable) ala nano HOWTO + some modifications. Works great.
LAN
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| LOAD |
|BALANCER |
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Firewall Firewall
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Cable DSL
Modem Modem
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Internet Internet
I would like to be able to define proxies for certain applications so that I can force
them to use a particular interface and thus control if they go out cable vs DSL. You think
I could install some kind of proxy on the load balancing box and achieve this or will I need
to make two proxy server boxes, one off each external interface on the load balancer?
I'm using the load balancer for home office use. I want to specify, say for streaming video to use
the cable modem, as it has a much higher download rate. I know I could create some static routes
for certain ports (I have already done this using mangle) but I don't want to have to do
this every time I configure a new application. By having 'proxies' any application that supports
proxy server can be configured for a particular interface. It could be quite convenient. It doesn't
need to be a true proxy like Squid, just something to relay the traffic.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated,
-Ron
