Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:22:56 -0700 From: "Andreas Pleschutznig" <andy@ple.org> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Load balancing between multiple lines? Message-ID: <004901bf1344$18282050$eb04020a@nt.schwab.com>
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Hi,
I'm in the process of getting multiple DSL lines (4-8) and what I want to do is set up a FreeBSD box as a router handling all these lines. The problem now is that all the lines go to the same ISP, and will have all the same netmask. In addition to that I would like to share the traffic on these lines, at least on a round robbin basis.
I could think of changing the routing code in the kernel, if there is no other possibilities, but I would rather not go that route if I don't have to. So my question is: Does anybody know of any solution that handles 4-8 lines and does a load sharing between them, without buying a $30k router?
Andreas
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm in the process of getting multiple DSL lines (4-8) and what I want to
do is set up a FreeBSD box as a router handling all these lines. The problem now
is that all the lines go to the same ISP, and will have all the same netmask. In
addition to that I would like to share the traffic on these lines, at least on a
round robbin basis. </DIV>
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<DIV>I could think of changing the routing code in the kernel, if there is no
other possibilities, but I would rather not go that route if I don't have to. So
my question is: Does anybody know of any solution that handles 4-8 lines and
does a load sharing between them, without buying a $30k router?</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Andreas</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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