i have 2 dsl providers and 1 internal network, how do i perform load
balancing and failover using linux. its possible in cisco but i want
to try it in linux


On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:13:36 +0800, ian sison (mailing list)
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> It may also be the other way around.  "Router" may be used to load balance or
> fail over connections coming from the intranet going out via two or
> more internet providers' links.  For that there are several options
> which you can look up:
> 
> The linux kernel's 'Equal Cost Multipath' or
> BGP4: Border Gateway Protocol
> 
> If it's just http traffic you want, you may want to consider as well SQUID's
> round robin parent proxies but that requires that both your providers have
> an internet cache  you can use.
> 
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:19:40 +0800, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla
> 
> 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 09:26:32AM +0800, Dax Cordova wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried configuring a linux router with load balancing and
> > > failover? Thanks
> >
> > Load balancing is a slippery subject.  What are you trying to load
> > balance?  HTTP load balancing is most easily accomplished using Linux
> > Virtual Server.  Other applications, well, that's a little more
> > complicated.  We are maintaining several servers that do redundant
> > failover using Linux-HA Heartbeat.
> >
> > --
> > dido
> > Call me a conspiracy theorist if you like, so long as you call yourself
> > a coincidence theorist.
> > http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com/
> >
> > 
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