What you see is caused by unreliable monitor Ips (they don't answer to pings all the time). Try to use different monitor IP for your pools. Loadbalancing is stable. I'm using it at several locations without issues. However with the latest snapshots a new feature (failover pools) was added and the pool creation mechanism was changed to make configuration easier. This *should* work but is not yet as much in detail tested like the 1.0.1 balancing code. I don'T have issues with it at our office though where I now run failoverpools and loadbalancingpools. I also know there are some installations out there using CARP and pools successfully. Make sure your Outbound nat settings are correct.
Holger > -----Original Message----- > From: Nelu Sofrone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:32 AM > To: support@pfsense.com > Subject: [pfSense Support] Carp failover & ISP Load balance > > Hello all. > > I have 2 WAN connection (static IP), 1 LAN Connection and 1 > DMZ connection for my PfSense box. > > I want to make a carp failover system with load balance > between WAN connection if it is possible. > > Till now I make some tests. Carp failover worked, but load > balancing is not working very good. From time to time one ISP > is marked down and very fast up. There are some Load Balancer > log entries: > > Jul 18 08:35:45 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll failed for > 217.10.212.25, marking service DOWN Jul 18 08:35:45 > slbd[1224]: Service Balancer changed status, reloading filter > policy Jul 18 08:36:03 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll succeeded for > 217.10.212.25, marking service UP Jul 18 08:36:03 slbd[1224]: > Service Balancer changed status, reloading filter policy Jul > 18 08:36:09 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll failed for 217.10.212.25, > marking service DOWN Jul 18 08:36:09 slbd[1224]: Service > Balancer changed status, reloading filter policy Jul 18 > 08:36:21 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll succeeded for 217.10.212.25, > marking service UP Jul 18 08:36:21 slbd[1224]: Service > Balancer changed status, reloading filter policy Jul 18 > 08:36:44 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll failed for 217.10.212.25, > marking service DOWN Jul 18 08:36:44 slbd[1224]: Service > Balancer changed status, reloading filter policy Jul 18 > 08:36:55 slbd[1224]: ICMP poll succeeded for 217.10.212.25, > marking service UP Jul 18 08:36:55 slbd[1224]: Service > Balancer changed status, reloading filter policy > > When I try to use carp failover with ISP Load Balancer the > PfSense is not working. > For this project my priority is ISP Load Balancer. Carp > Failover is not critical. > > My questions are: > > Is Carp Failover working with Load Balancer(Gateway)? > Is Load Balancer stable or is beta version? > > Nelu Sofrone > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
