Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 12:57:06 -0500 From: Prashant Dongre <pdongre@opentech.stpn.soft.net> To: Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira <lioux@gns.com.br> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, bsdnet@lamb.net, Daniel Capo Sobral <dcs@gns.com.br>, Jose Antonio Junio <junior@gns.com.br>, Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@gns.com.br>, Adrian Leguizamon Dantas <adrian@inep.gov.br>, isp@FreeBSD.ORG, dennis@etinc.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD up to E1 Gateway Load Balancing Message-ID: <33F9DE72.DF5584BD@opentech.stpn.soft.net> References: <199708181728.OAA25074@srv1-bsb.gns.com.br>
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Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Although, It seems to me that the FreeBSD gateway vs. Cisco trend has > quite silenced, I would like to get some insights from the "users" on the > list. > I currently use a PM from livingston as a router of a Frac-T1 leased > line. > However, constrasting to local telco price constraints, UUNet/Worldcom has > been offering a very price interesting option for bulk transfers through > satellite uplinks. > So that, I am inclined to order a burstable E1 connection from them. > I would like to know what was the conclusion of this thread. > I will be using a K6 233Mhz processor with 32/64 Mb (depends) Ram and > 4 > Gig hd with FreeBSD 2.2-Stable solelly for the purpose of routing/packet > filtering, so what network cards do I have as an option to finish building > it? > I will be using a Frac-T1 in one of the connections and a satellite > uplink > E1 on the other card. The uplink will be delivering my packets at USA, yet > my local connection delivers them at Brazil. I would like to have load > balance, so I understand that I will need to study gated to use BGP. I > might be willing to use two gateways, one for each connection as noted on > the discussion. Neverthless, I will be using only one to comence. > What considerations should I keep in mind? Any troublesome network > cards? > Should I be using iBGP or BGP? Any special issues? Please help me. I've > been following this discussion during the last week but I did not find it > much elucidative. > I apologize if I am being too repetitive, or if I am not using the > right > terminology. > > Regards, > Mario Ferreira. > > ---- > System Administrator - SysAdm@gns.com.br > Consultor Tecnico - Mario.Ferreira@gns.com.br > Personal - Lioux@gns.com.br Lioux@linf.unb.br Lioux@bsdnet.org > GNS - Global Network Solutions Tec. Ltda > http://www.gns.com.br/ > ---- 1. JOIN ISP@FREEBSD.ORG thread you can have a good idea what others are doing regarding problem like yours. 2. look at http://www.etinc.com and also contact dennis he has got solution for you.... (I suppose so) 3. Look at BGP at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/data/doc/cintrnet/ics/icsbgp4.htm Prashant
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