Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:31:51 +0200 (CEST) From: N <niels@bakker.net> To: Rami Abu Jebara <rjebara@palnet.com> Cc: Andreas Pleschutznig <andy@ple.org>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Load balancing between multiple lines? Message-ID: <9910111529180.15270-100000@liquid.tpb.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910111458560.23897-100000@mail.palnet.com>
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Rami Abu Jebara wrote: > OSPF as far as know, can do load balancing .. you have to check with > your ISP first though. You are sadly mistaken. Please read other replies first. Load balancing isn't a function of an IGP, it's a function of the device making the routing decisions for each packet. > you can use Zebra or Gated to handle the routing .. Only to participate in an IGP. The actual forwarding of packets is still done by the kernel. > hacking the kernel ... whow ... don't know about this one :) It's necessary if you want to use load balancing across multiple equal cost paths. -- Niels. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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