From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 14:41:35 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 102C8106564A for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f186.google.com (mail-qy0-f186.google.com [209.85.221.186]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE0518FC18 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by qyk16 with SMTP id 16so127163qyk.3 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:41:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=T6iHRBrhkzIeqPs6Vzf+X8iUixqAeIHQbPtAAJYyTc8=; b=JgTRt9afthRhPnAhM+lo4Bvo3d/3BD2rBq+B/Q0F9C6EtbcXcaotjOr4ksL00Tb7gZ Oot9OycRdFXdTbC9rxl2HnAMOLHywP+heFcAciEW6k/wZF8T+RWe4CyE+8aw41CdtVV+ 4cR7xsmdKXw7MN2SEAbGnO6tmXMKJxo5UITh0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DMq9tMv7PpqvYH5NoXjLTvlH0AmXfOm2wO6aOZEUwe7itE7ZHoDnX12KhWWZf785oZ bLyzDRHjqAXJHetmc4+QdI8Z4MJN6CznFrqSspgtFx9XeTCcPg1lYxTEkfGa0AsUtY4g FSHJVfgr48W9fU79CKYmMvtlNQqAE5KT1Rm+s= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.45.133 with SMTP id e5mr231392vcf.28.1245768092983; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:41:32 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <497fe93d0906230643j7dc2c50g25b6b80650ca6ab8@mail.gmail.com> References: <497fe93d0906230643j7dc2c50g25b6b80650ca6ab8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:41:32 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: =?windows-1252?Q?Matej_=8Aerc?= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Multi-homed FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:35 -0000 On 6/23/09, Matej =8Aerc wrote: > Hi, > > we have a FreeBSD machine currently using PPPoE with NAT. As we already h= ave > the cable connection which is about the same speed, I was just wondering = of > doing some load balancing for the outside connection. I have no experienc= es > with that and will be really glad if someone could point some things, whe= re > to look and what to read. Also your configurations and experiences regard= ing > this fact are very welcome. > > Thanks, > Matej This question has been asked very frequently on this list, starting with my thread about multiple gateways on may 31st. Best option is by using firewall routing options, since bsd itself cannot add more than one gateway (which I think is the TCP/IP standard, being only one gateway) please google and read, and if you have further questions, follow up and ask questions.