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) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ > > > > > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Deo Dax Sillero - Cordova (CCNA) Systems Administrator / Programmer Callbox CUstomer Contact Center http://www.callboxinc.com -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
