Has anyone had any experience in implementing Windows load balancing a server cluster ? I have always used hardware based load balancers so I am somewhat new to the MS flavor. I have a 2621 router and I am wondering if it is capable of the following. This is just some preliminary information gathering, so I thought I would throw it out to the group while I do my own research. What Windows 2000 Advanced Server says: If Network Load Balancing clients are accessing a cluster through a router when the cluster has been configured to operate in multicast mode, be sure that the router meets the following requirements: * Accepts an ARP reply that has one MAC address in the payload of the ARP structure but appears to arrive from a station with another MAC address, as judged by the Ethernet header * In multicast mode, accepts an ARP reply that has a multicast MAC address in the payload of the ARP structure This allows the router to map the cluster's primary IP address and other multihomed addresses to the corresponding MAC address. If your router does not meet these requirements, you can also create a static ARP entry in the router. Cisco routers require a static ARP entry because they do not support the resolution of unicast IP addresses to multicast MAC addresses . Thanks in advance, Duncan Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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