Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 13:24:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Tim Wolfe <tim@clipper.net> Cc: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IP Load balancing Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.981008132328.21428G-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9810081330430.778-100000@mailhost.clipper.net>
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On Thu, 8 Oct 1998, Tim Wolfe wrote: > Now this particular instance I spent about 5 minutes thinking of so I know > there are tons of holes and/or better ways to do this. The point is, at > Layer3, you get a measure of control over network flow and traffic > structure.. Okay. Essentially, though, you either send using priorities based on MAC addresses or IP addresses. Still, the packet can't get to a machine faster, because the filtering is still the same. I do understand how people would use the cost features, though there are software ways of doing that. - bill fumerola [root/billf]@chc-chimes.com - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800)252.2421 x128 / bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - BF1560 - "Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities" -Lord Dunsany To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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