[KLUG Members] load balancing router

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>>>>Are the cable modems plugged directly (via cross-cable) to NICs in
>>>>hosts or into a hub/switch?  If the modems are plugged into a
>>>>switch does the switch support VLAN?
>>>The modems are connected directly in to the Nic via streight through
>>>cables so no hubs or switches. I was thinking I would throw a third 
>>>ethernet card in to the box adjust from there.  Is that the right path 
>>>to explor or is there a "better" way of doing it.
>>That is the easiest way.  You'll need to be running a 2.4.x kernel.
>This will not work at all under 2.2.x?  That's what's currently on there
>and working fine....

multi-path routing is provided by netfilter,  a subsystem of the 2.4.x kernel. 
I don't know off hand of any way to achieve that under with a 2.2.x system (or
any other OS for that matter).  There are non-EQL/non-multi-path ways to do this
put they are all pretty bulky (routing protocols, multiple squid instances,
etc...) and are probably more of a pain than they are worth.

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Morrison Industries
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Grand Rapids, MI. 49505