From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 21 21:36:58 2008 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 A3677106566B for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:36:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from ns2.bafirst.com (72-12-2-19.static.networktel.net [72.12.2.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54B6B8FC1D for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:36:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@casasponti.net) Received: from casasponti.net ([201.155.7.3]) by ns2.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:36:56 -0500 id 000D543F.48D6BE78.00015D54 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by casasponti.net with local; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:36:20 -0500 id 00130C13.48D6BE54.00014E20 Received: from dsl-189-190-8-164.prod-infinitum.com.mx (dsl-189-190-8-164.prod-infinitum.com.mx [189.190.8.164]) by intranet.casasponti.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:36:20 -0500 Message-ID: <20080921163620.17852stcdlbovb6s@intranet.casasponti.net> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:36:20 -0500 From: eculp@casasponti.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <993439.83813.qm@web110504.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <993439.83813.qm@web110504.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Dynamic Internet Messaging Program (DIMP) H3 (2.0-cvs) X-Remote-Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080803 Firefox/2.0.0.16 X-IMP-Server: 201.155.7.3 X-Originating-IP: 189.190.8.164 X-Originating-User: eculp@casasponti.net Subject: Re: two nics each with dsl and the third for LAN and am not able to get any milage out of one dsl. 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: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:36:58 -0000 Quoting Nash Nipples : > >> I just inherited a second dsl line and don't have a >> server to connect >> it too so I have it connected to a third nic that I have in >> the Dell >> that has the first dsl connection and the LAN. I have been >> running pf >> on the two nics with nat and squid in transparent proxy >> mode without >> any issues. My problem is that I haven't come up with a >> way to really >> take advantage of the new dsl to reduce traffic on the >> first. I'm not >> even dreaming of load balancing just sharing some of the >> load. >> >> I had thought about trying to get squid to use the second >> connection >> but my feeble attempts at redirecting it haven't made >> much sense nor >> have they worked. Most of our traffic is outgoing rather >> than >> incoming, if that helps. >> >> I'm sure someone else must have a similar setup and are >> doing better >> than I. Anything is better than nothing. Basically, I >> think and hope >> that I am just drowning in a glass of water. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. >> >> ed > > it all well depends on how many wires you need to make your boss happy. > if you feel like u can be replaced with a router maybe you should =20 > start making half-way websites rather than doing 2 way internet =20 > connections. > but there is a shoe for every foot. i actually admire the creativity =20 > of the pf coders. i hope you have at least 2 gateways. please don't =20 > drown. > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/pools.html Wow! Thanks, Nash. This should do it. I just read through it and had =20 no idea it even existed. Especially the nat for two IP's I'll start trying it tomorrow and will post the results. Thanks again, ed