From: Mahesh Manjanatha (maheshml@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Mar 10 2002 - 13:01:30 GMT-3
Looking at metrics from two routes. I think Router will send 1st 9 or 10
packets on ethernet and then one packet on serial interface. As ratio of
metics is approximately 10 and variance command does proportionate load
balancing.
Veeerender
>From: Phil <ciscostudent1@yahoo.com.br>
>Reply-To: Phil <ciscostudent1@yahoo.com.br>
>To: Shadi <ccie@investorsgrp.com>, ccielab <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Subject: Re: Variance with load balancing?
>Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:09:04 -0300 (ART)
>
> If during the test you were sending packets to a single destination and
>the interface was fast switching ,the load balance will take place on a per
>destination basis; on the other hand if the interface was process
>switching, the load balance will take place on a per packet basis. I bet
>your router is fast switching.
>HTH,
>Phil
>
> Shadi <ccie@investorsgrp.com> escreveu: Hi all,
>
>Does anyone tried the IGRP/EIGRP Variance for load balancing, it makes the
>routing table appear as if it is load balancing but it is not!!
>
>The packets are always send thru one path which is the thernet, so is
>variance
>only for making the routing table appear as if it is load balancing, or
>there
>is something wrong??
>
>
>
>Sample Routing table
>
>Network next hop Metric Interface
>D 10.0.0.0/24 10.1.1.2 (2560) Fastethenet0/0
>D 10.0.0.0/24 10.1.1.2 (234012) serial0/0
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