On 2/2/06, Glenn Remot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Linux Win wrote: > > freebsd as ur linux gateway...ur one mixed-up dude linux win..hehehe > :-) just kidding.. > anyways, if ur using freebsd, you can use pf (the *BSD firewall > implementation). > basically, u can't have two default gateways at the same time. > what you can do is provide for policy routing. like forcing all smtp > traffic through DSL1 then all http traffic through DSL2 somewhat > loadbalancing ur system. then u can do a little scripting (shell/perl) > that will monitor > ur current gateway (ping :-) ). If it's unreachable for a specific > period, ur script can then act accordingly, like changing the > /*defaultrouter */in ur rc.conf to ur 2nd DSL and editing ur pf.conf
Naah, you don't need multiple default router (aka multipath), just use the route-to rule and you will achieve round-robin connection with your 2 Internet link. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/pools.html#outgoing > > i suggest you use two boxes for ur gateway to provide for hardware > redundancy. Amen, use CARP, so that you can stay longer at home before you fix the broken box when you came to the office. ;) -- Jimmy B. Lim j i m m y b l i m @ g m a i l . c o m _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
