Thanks.  You're correct. I meant to say "multicast" or "unicast".  However,
you can have this:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] cphaprob -a if

Required interfaces: 3
Required secured interfaces: 1

eth0       UP              non sync(non secured), multicast
eth1       UP              non sync(non secured), multicast
eth2       UP              sync(secured), multicast
eth3       Disconnected                  non sync(non secured), broadcast

Virtual cluster interfaces: 3

eth0            10.250.97.1
eth1            192.168.0.22
eth2            10.1.1.1

[EMAIL PROTECTED] cphaconf set_ccp broadcast
[EMAIL PROTECTED] cphaprob -a if

Required interfaces: 3
Required secured interfaces: 1

eth0       UP              non sync(non secured), broadcast
eth1       UP              non sync(non secured), broadcast
eth2       UP              sync(secured), broadcast
eth3       Disconnected                  non sync(non secured), broadcast

Virtual cluster interfaces: 3

eth0            10.250.97.1
eth1            192.168.0.22
eth2            10.1.1.1

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Lari Luoma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I guess, you mean Multicast ja 
Unicast-modes? There is no such a mode as "Broadcast"...

-lari-



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From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1 on behalf of cisco4ng
Sent: Sat 12/8/2007 5:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [FW-1] Load Sharing Theory Question...
 
It really depends on whether you use ClusterXL in broadcast or
unicast mode.  When you have ClusterXL in broadcast mode,
you can have equally sharing load.  When you use it in unicast
mode, one node has to be a "pivot" mode so you will get about
30% traffics on the pivot node and 70% traffics on the other node.
In unicast node, the pivot will determine which gateway will
handle the connection.

While in clusterXL broadcast mode, you achieve equal load-sharing,
there are disadvantages to this mode but I can't recall what they
are at the moment.

That's my understanding of ClusterXL.  We're also using
it in our environemt, Active/Active with Flood-gate.

Chris van der Merwe  wrote: Hi Guys,

I am testing FW1 in a load-sharing / high availability configuration using 
ClusterXL and also Floodgate for our company. Let me tell you, at the moment 
ClusterXL is very cool, very very robust ;)

Anyways, here is my question:

My technical director has asked for an explanation describing how FW1's 
load-sharing determine's which gateway will handle a connection?  Is it a 
simple round-robin, does it factor in the CPU load, network load of each 
cluster member etc.

Thanks Guys!
  Chris

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