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Date:      Mon, 11 Oct 1999 12:17:33 +0200
From:      Tim Priebe <tim@iafrica.com.na>
To:        "Andreas Pleschutznig" <andy@ple.org>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Load balancing between multiple lines?
Message-ID:  <99101112370201.25232@310.priebe.alt.na>
References:  <004901bf1344$18282050$eb04020a@nt.schwab.com>

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On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Andreas Pleschutznig wrote:
> >%_Hi,
> 
> I'm in the process of getting multiple DSL lines (4-8) and what I want to do is set up a FreeBSD box as a router handling all these lines. The problem now is that all the lines go to the same ISP, and will have all the same netmask. In addition to that I would like to share the traffic on these lines, at least on a round robbin basis. 
> 
> I could think of changing the routing code in the kernel, if there is no other possibilities, but I would rather not go that route if I don't have to. So my question is: Does anybody know of any solution that handles 4-8 lines and does a load sharing between them, without buying a $30k router?
> 
> 
> Andreas

I do not understand the referance to $ 30 000.  Even here a Cisco 2600 
with 4 - 2 Mb/s interfaces is only about $ 3000, and a 3640 with 8 is about $ 13 000.

Tim.


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