Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 08:02:33 -0500 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@mexcom.net> To: pdongre@opentech.stpn.soft.net Cc: Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira <lioux@gns.com.br>, 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: <33F99969.55803762@mexcom.net> References: <199708181728.OAA25074@srv1-bsb.gns.com.br> <33F9DE72.DF5584BD@opentech.stpn.soft.net>
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Prashant Dongre wrote: > > 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 I would take a look at http://www.gated.org and subscribe to gated-people, also. Provecho, ed
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