Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:11:54 +0800 From: "Winelfred G. Pasamba" <winelfredpasamba@gmail.com> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: Yance Kowara <yance_kowara@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD router two DSL connections Message-ID: <d38eca100512130311k6c10670cs5bb346011ac7912f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEACFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <d38eca100512120825o6f56deaao1d4b181ae68e8f6d@mail.gmail.com> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEACFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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Ted, Thanks for checking on me. I've been only two days with pfSense, and about 5 days with freebsd, and about 1.5 weeks with openbsd. However i would like to point out that i did not use, or did not know how t= o use, or have found the "load balancing" feature in the pfSense web interface. I also don't know if the "load balancing" mentioned in the docs is the same that i used. I was happy with pfSense because of the Packet Filter port to freebsd. I've been using Packet Filter of OpenBSD to load balance traffic to the same ISP with two lines. So far it looks like OpenBSD's Packet Filter's packet round-robin'ing is working nicely with FreeBSD. On 12/13/05, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Winelfred G. > >Pasamba > >Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:26 AM > >To: Yance Kowara > >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: FreeBSD router two DSL connections > > > > > >i use pfSense (www.pfsense.com) > > > > > >pfSense is a open source firewall derived from the m0n0wall > >operating system > >platform with radically different goals such as using Packet > >Filter, FreeBSD > >6.X (or DragonFly BSD when ALTQ and CARP is finished) ALTQ for excellent > >packet queueing and finally an integrated package management system for > >extending the environment with new features. > >then i edit /etc/pf.conf and paste the openbsd pf tutorial for load > >balancing outgoing traffic ( > >http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/pools.html#outexample) > > > >then i pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf and watch the traffic on both WAN > >interfaces > > > > Sigh. > > THIS IS NOT LOAD BALANCING PLEASE QUIT BEING SLOPPY WITH YOUR > NETWORKING TERMS!!!! > > I refer you to the pfsense website itself: > > http://faq.pfsense.org/index.php?sid=3D13525&lang=3Den&action=3Dartikel&c= at=3D6&i > d=3D18&artlang=3Den > > "Load balancing is on per connection basis, not a bandwidth basis. All > packets in a given flow will go over only one link." > > In other words, they are redefining the term "load balancing" into > something that is not understood by any previously accepted definition > of load balancing, so that people like you can think your getting > something for nothing. > > Once more - FTP to a remote site with your dual DSL links. Copy > a FreeBSD ISO file to there. Watch as the upload speed IS NO FASTER > THAN ONE OF THE LINKS. > > Load balancing is accomplished with multilink PPP and that is in > FreeBSD, I have run it before over dual modem links and it works > great. But the links must terminate at the same ISP. > > Ted > > -- Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you. Winelfred G. Pasamba Adventist University of the Philippines Computer Science Department, AUP Online Information System
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