From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 05:57:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 05:57:44 -0400 Received: from [210.77.38.126] ([210.77.38.126]:47377 "EHLO ns.turbolinux.com.cn") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 05:57:31 -0400 Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:58:03 +0800 From: michael chen X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.49) UNREG / CD5BF9353B3B7091 Reply-To: michaelc X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <3823096796.20010803175803@turbolinux.com.cn> To: rtviado CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: load balancing on more than 1 default routes In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi rtviado, Friday, August 03, 2001, 6:02:48 PM, you wrote: r> Hello, r> I just want to ask if there is a facility in the kernel that load r> balance to different default routes, since i'm using this routes for r> uplink purposes only (my downlink is via satellite, it doesn't matter r> where i send my packets uplink as long as it reaches the internet r> backbone). r> for example r> in my box, I have routes as describe below r> destination gateway netmask r> default isp1 0.0.0.0 r> default isp2 0.0.0.0 r> Want i want is for the kernel to load balance (e.g round robin) uplink r> packets to isp1 and isp2. If this in is not possible in the current r> kernel, where in the kernel source files can i start hacking to make this r> possible? r> TIA As i know, there is a networking driver called bonding ,which can load balance sending packets through several ethernet connections, both 2.2.X and 2.4.X kernel have this driver. -- Best regards, Michael Chen mailto:michaelc@turbolinux.com.cn