Hi all, ive been using the nano howto to load balance to adsl links for a good while now ive got our live server running kernel 2.6.11.6 and these links work fine. i set up another server same model of machine and used the same kernel config ( wanted to try some tos stuff out) 2.6.11.6 but this one doesnt balance properly. what ever i put in table 222 (which is looked at from all sources) it ALWAYS uses the first hop! and never the 2nd and if i change them round so the 2nd link is on top then that one will always get used??? Im using julians patches on both routes-2.6.11-12.diff. the only thing that is different between the setups is the ips obviously and the fact that one of the link goes via the live server 192.168.0.1 which then goes out of the gateway 217.155.241.46 so 2 gateways, but the routing is fine as if i switch the hops over so 192.168.0.1 is the first nexthop then it works but again it wont go to the hop below it.. heres some config that might help 2nd server with problems : "debiantest:/usr/src# ip route show table 222 default nexthop via 217.155.31.190 dev eth1 weight 1 nexthop via 192.168.0.1 dev eth2 weight 1 debiantest:/usr/src# ip rule 0: from all lookup local 50: from all lookup main 201: from 217.155.31.184/29 lookup 201 202: from 192.168.0.0/24 lookup 202 222: from all lookup 222 32766: from all lookup main 32767: from all lookup default tracert results : debiantest:/usr/src# traceroute hotmail.com traceroute: Warning: hotmail.com has multiple addresses; using 64.4.32.7 traceroute to hotmail.com (64.4.32.7), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-31-190.zen.co.uk (217.155.31.190) 2.382 ms 2.320 ms 1.331 ms debiantest:/usr/src# traceroute google.co.uk traceroute: Warning: google.co.uk has multiple addresses; using 216.239.39.104 traceroute to google.co.uk (216.239.39.104), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-31-190.zen.co.uk (217.155.31.190) 2.368 ms 2.318 ms 1.315 ms debiantest:/usr/src# traceroute scan.co.uk traceroute to scan.co.uk (213.218.221.5), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-31-190.zen.co.uk (217.155.31.190) 8.689 ms 2.336 ms 1.343 ms debiantest:/usr/src# traceroute metropower.co.uk traceroute to metropower.co.uk (70.85.26.36), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-31-190.zen.co.uk (217.155.31.190) 2.602 ms 2.335 ms 1.337 ms live server: ideanat:/home/rooto# ip rule 0: from all lookup local 50: from all lookup main 51: from all lookup main 201: from 217.155.31.184/29 lookup 201 202: from 217.155.241.40/29 lookup 202 203: from 192.168.0.81 lookup 203 204: from 192.168.0.73 lookup 204 222: from all lookup 222 32766: from all lookup main 32767: from all lookup default ideanat:/home/rooto# ip route show table 222 default proto static nexthop via 217.155.31.190 dev eth1 weight 1 nexthop via 217.155.241.46 dev eth2 weight 1 (this is what it should do, each request is going to a different link, (obviously if its not cached) traceroute to google.co.uk (216.239.57.104), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-241-46.zen.co.uk (217.155.241.46) 0.568 ms 0.353 ms 0.297 ms ideanat:/home/rooto# traceroute microsoft.com traceroute: Warning: microsoft.com has multiple addresses; using 207.46.130.108 traceroute to microsoft.com (207.46.130.108), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-31-190.zen.co.uk (217.155.31.190) 1.421 ms 1.351 ms 1.320 ms ideanat:/home/rooto# traceroute metropower.co.uk traceroute to metropower.co.uk (70.85.26.36), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets 1 dsl-217-155-241-46.zen.co.uk (217.155.241.46) 0.442 ms 0.473 ms 0.303 ms the 2nd server is basically using one link with a proper external ip 217.155.31.186 and the other link which is going via 192.168.0.0, goes to 192.168.0 then gets statically routed to 217.155.241.42, ( i ran out of ips) this is driving me mad i cant see why its doing this, please help :) cheers ant _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc