Re: Internet Traffic load balancing

From: Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2011 21:45:14 -0300

This was generated from the switching point ? I.e. it was generated by
the router having the 5:2 statics ?

I would test it from a neighbour, so CEF is used for sure. Local trafic
is process switched most probably.

-Carlos

Marko Milivojevic @ 02/05/2011 21:10 -0300 dixit:
>> I wonder if we could test this with a simple ping?
>
> Disclaimer: This is unbelievably unscientific, quick and dirty and in
> no way proves either point. I still think a proper traffic generator
> is required.
>
> I added 7 loopbacks on another router (the one that is default gateway
> for both interfaces):
>
> 101.100.100.100
> 102.100.100.100
> 103.100.100.100
> 104.100.100.100
> 105.100.100.100
> 106.100.100.100
> 107.100.100.100
>
> I ran the following from the router with static routes (prior to this,
> I made sure the ARP table was populated and I cleared the counters and
> disabled anything else on the router than can generate packets and/or
> frames, leaving only my pings in output counters):
>
> foreach ip {
> 101.100.100.100
> 102.100.100.100
> 103.100.100.100
> 104.100.100.100
> 105.100.100.100
> 106.100.100.100
> 107.100.100.100
> } { ping $ip repe 1 }
>
> What I should be seeing is 5:2 ratio in packets. This is what I got:
>
> R2#sh int gi0/0 | i packets out
> 4 packets output, 456 bytes, 0 underruns
> R2#sh int gi0/1 | i packets out
> 3 packets output, 342 bytes, 0 underruns
>
> Which leads me to my original assumption of 1:1 ratio.
>
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