Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:13:02 -0600 From: Support <rjn103s@mgr3.k12.mo.us> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Load balancing with multiple NIC's on same subnet (possible or not?) Message-ID: <00030214100100.19746@redmobile>
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Greetings,
I have read several postings on this (multiple nics on same subnet) and am
unsure if this will work or not.
Description of desired outcome is as follows:
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100 mbs Backbone Switch
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xl0 xl1
172.16.0.8/16 172.16.0.7/16
| |
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| Server |
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both xl0 and xl1 have fulldplx 100mbs pipes to a switched 100mbs backbone.
I am wanting this server to answer requests from the interface that can respond
first (maybe have the lowest load). I am leasing IP's from 172.16.1.1-254,
172.16.2.1-254, 172.16.3.1-254, 172.16.4.1-254 wth /16 netmask. I realize
that I could change the IP's of xl0 and xl1 and split the load up in groups of
254, however I do not want to do that.
Right now all I get at the server when I ping 172.16.0.7 from 172.16.0.5 is:
/kernel: arp: 172.16.0.5 is on xl0 but got reply from {theMACaddress} on xl1
Thoughts welcome!
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