Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Dec 1999 07:57:58 -0900 (AKST) | From | "Christopher E. Brown" <> | Subject | Re: Again: EQL - someone's use this thing yet? |
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On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Constantine Gavrilov wrote: > > I have the following multipath + equalize question: Can I use it to > automatically load balance IP packet traffic on a local network through multiple > ethernet cards? > Consider the following situation: > > eth0: 10.3.2.62, netmask 255.0.0.0 , net 10.0.0.0 > eth1: 10.3.2.63, netmask 255.0.0.0 , net 10.0.0.0 . > > The problem is, that with route multipath option disabled, all traffic will be > routed through one interface. With multipath option enabled, the traffic will be > routed through both interfaces, however the load balancing is destination > address based (it balances destination addresses, not packets). This in not > NEARLY fine grained enough. Granted, equalize option (patch from diffserv > package) solves this problem. However, the problem is that routes to networks > associated with the IP interface addresses are configured automatically by > kernel once interfaces are brought up. Thus, I can't pass "equalize" or > (whatever else fancy option) to such routes (or can I?). > > Does this mean that only channel bonding (discussed previously in this thread) > can provide a required solution in this case?
Normally if I have a server import enough to get a double or better link it is hanging directly off of full duplex ports on a router, NOT 2 interfaces on a switched network.
I do wish things had been kept the same as far as auto route adding on a local interface (or at least a toggle to control it).
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