RB wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 08:31, rgreiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> could somebody point me to a document on how I could deploy pfSense with
>> a load balance/failover config, considering 2 pfsense boxes? I'm not
>> interested in a dual WAN config, because our backbone already handles
>> that tranparently (OSPF/BGP). What I would like to have is 2 pfSense
>> boxes load-balancing/failing-over as gateways for my LAN (private IPs)
>> to the WAN (public IP) gateway address. Is this possible? Is there any
>> documentation available?
>>
>
> Yes - there's a whole subsection of the forum dedicated to this: CARP.
> There's also a flash video tutorial, but I haven't the time to seek
> it out ATM.
>
> It's pretty simple - you set up your two boxes with two separate LAN
> IPs, set them to synchronize (paying special attention to the CARP
> sync options), then configure a virtual IP between them on the LAN
> segment. Set clients' default route as the virtual IP (via DHCP or
> statically), and away you go. You can even get cute and float a
> virtual WAN IP between them as well (with the same CARP ID) and set up
> an advanced outbound NAT for the LAN subnet, translating to the
> virtual IP. WAN fails with the LAN, and away you go.
>
> RB
>
Sweet. I'l take a look at it. Tks a lot.
Roberto
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