Re: Load Balancing with 2 Routers and Single FW

From: Aamir Aziz (aamiraz77@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 09 2008 - 13:07:37 ARST


the routers are connected to same ISP and i am not worried about
assymetric routing, my goal is to load balancing only OUTGOING
traffic, dont care how it comes in.

On Feb 7, 2008 8:47 PM, Sarfaraz Munir <sarfaraz.munir@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Guys,
>
> I will implement this in dynamips and will let you know if it would for me !
> Thank you very much for your feedbacks.
>
> With Regards,
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2008 3:34 AM, Rich Collins <nilsi2002@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would think Huan's tunnel suggestion with PBR would work in your case.
> > Even if the GLBP VIP was mostly associated with one router you should still
> > set up both tunnels in case it jumped over to the other router.
> >
> > You just need a layer3 crossconnect between your two routers in order to
> > set up the tunnels.
> >
> > -Rich
> >
> >
> > On Feb 6, 2008 3:49 AM, Sarfaraz Munir <sarfaraz.munir@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I have similar kind of scenario that I am working on, but firewall is
> > > forwarding the packet to only First router in GLBP group and there is
> > > normal L2 switch between Firewall and these 2 routers. So anyone could
> > > please comment on this, how can I achieve real Load balancing using
> > > both router's WAN links with having only one Firewall pointing default
> > > route towards VIP of GLBP group.
> > >
> > > With regards,
> > >
> > > Sarfaraz Muneer
> > >
> > > On 2/5/08, shiran guez <shiranp3@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > when you arp for the virtual address assigned either GLBP/HSRP/VRRP
> > > you will
> > > > get only the MAC address assigned to the virtual address!
> > > >
> > > > GLBP is build in a way that it allow you to load share by methods of
> > > your
> > > > choice. and your arp will get based on the method the correct Virtual
> > > MAC.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios124/124cg/hiap_c/ch20/haipglbp.htm#wp1027129
> > > > On Feb 5, 2008 10:08 AM, Aamir Aziz <aamiraz77@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Group:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a simple scenario:
> > > > >
> > > > > Router 1 Router 2
> > > > > \ /
> > > > > \ /
> > > > > \ /
> > > > > \ /
> > > > > Switch 1
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > > |
> > > > > Firewall
> > > > >
> > > > > Router 1 and Router 2 are connected to Internet. Hosts are behind
> > > the
> > > > > firewall so how to acheive load-balancing in order to utilize both
> > > the
> > > > > Internet Links?. I want firewall to have one default route. If i use
> > > > > GLBP on Router 1 and Router 2 it wont work as FW will arp and get
> > > > > virtual MAC of any one router or i simply use the switch as layer 3
> > > > > and define two default routes on the switch pointing towards Router
> > > 1
> > > > > and Router 2? what would be the best practice?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Aamir
> > > > >
> > > > >
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