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Subject: CARP IP level load balancing
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In FreeBSD there is only ARP level LB, that is in some cases just not enough for load balancing.
Is there any plans to port IP level LB from OpenBSD, and, if yes, will it be ported to 7x and 6x?

In my opinion, full CARP realization is one step towards LVS-equal functionality.