Load Balancing under Linux

[Aaron]

I'm sure the protocol he's talking about is BGP.  It's really the only way
to do real load balancing..  Problem is, first you'd have to get an ISP that
will propagate your routes for you and second, you'd have to have your own
autonomous system block.

What I figure I'm going to end up doing is setting up a 1720 with an ADSL
card on each line then put a single 2600 behind them.  I can load balance
both lines running EIGRP on the routers.  Only problem is, this still
doesn't do anything for incoming.

I've looked into TEQL under Linux.  Very interesting but I can't find any
information from anyone who's done it successfully.  Maybe it's a
topic/demonstration for a future LUG meeting.  This is obviously a cheaper
solution.

Aaron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hutchins" <hutchins at opus1.com>
To: "david nicol reading obsolescent UMKC mailboxes"
<umkc_mailbox at davidnicol.com>
Cc: "'Aaron'" <aaron at aarons.net>; <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Load Balancing under Linux

> I asked a very high level ISP tech about this, and he said they use a
> protocol similar to RIP and OSPF.  They handle a lot more traffic, and use
a
> Cisco router to do the balancing.  He suggested registering for RIP and
> going with that.