Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:23:14 +0100 From: "Catalin Miclaus" <CatalinM@starcomms.com> To: "no name" <britneyfreek@googlemail.com>, "Kevin" <k@kevinkevin.com> Cc: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Question about round robin Message-ID: <3A0AA7018522134597ED63B3B794C92A0702E0A4@STA-HQ-S001.starcomms.local> In-Reply-To: <-3431979369893017739@unknownmsgid> References: <00a201ca5ef6$7a4f3ee0$6eedbca0$@com> <-3431979369893017739@unknownmsgid>
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As workaround you can write a script to check availability and update pf = config accordingly that you can run from cron every minute. Catalin Miclaus I ISP/Data Team Starcomms Plc. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-pf@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-pf@freebsd.org] = On Behalf Of no name Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 4:52 PM To: Kevin Cc: freebsd-pf@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about round robin i am not quite sure but i assume pf does no availabililtty checks as responses from systems behind an address might take too long... - regards Am 06.11.2009 um 16:34 schrieb "Kevin" <k@kevinkevin.com>: > Hello, > > > > I am curious about simple round robin load balancing w/ PF. I see > how simple > it is to setup within the FreeBSD configuration file, but have a > fairly > simple question. > > Does PF detect if one of the addresses in the "pool" is not > responsive? Or > does it just blindly send traffic to all the addresses in the pool > regardless? Is there some sort of heartbeat functionality or status > check > perhaps? Has anyone accomplished something along these lines? Load > balancing > would be pretty useless if I couldn't take a server out of the pool > without > having to re-configure PF every time. > > > Any comments are appreciated! > > > Thanks, > > > Kevin > www.stardothosting.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-pf@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-pf > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-pf-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-pf@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-pf To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-pf-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this message (including any atta= chments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it b= y mistake please notify the sender by return e-mail and permanently delet= e this message and any attachments from your system. Any form of dissemin= ation, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of this message in = whole or in part is strictly prohibited if you are not the intended recip= ient of this e-mail. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change. = STARCOMMS PLC shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmis= sion of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay= in its receipt or damage to your system. STARCOMMS PLC does not guarante= e that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that th= is communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interferences. STAR= COMMS PLC reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications, whethe= r related to the business of STARCOMMS or not, through its internal or ex= ternal networks.
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