Thanks, I seem to how it up and running at the moment. I will read about these patches and then take it this step further. Allan >>> "Michael Schoen" <schoen@xxxxxxxxxx> 04/06/03 04:47am >>> Hi Allan, it s probably not a problem of iptables - try with the following kernel patches... http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#routes -- Michael Schön <schoen@xxxxxxxxxx> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: netfilter-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netfilter- > admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Allan de Borde > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. April 2003 09:40 > An: mgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: netfilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: Re: Load Balancing > > Thanks, > > I didn't have the Kernel Development installed so installed it and then I > could compile the latest iproute. > With this version of iproute the ip route list command has lost the dead > onlink pervasive message > and it all looks ok. I will have to test further but it's looking good. > > Cheers, > Allan > > >>> "Matthew G. Marsh" <mgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 04/02/03 05:43pm >>> > On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Allan de Borde wrote: > > > I am trying to test the load balancing on a test machine with 2 external > > 2Mb Internet links and it doesn't appear to be working. I am using > > RedHat 8.0 and get this message when doing ip route list: > > > > default equalize > > nexthop via xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth1 weight 1 dead onlink > pervasive > > nexthop via xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth0 weight 1 onlink > > > > I have read a similar problem from this list and it appears that the > > RedHat RPM of iproute2 (iproute-2.4.7-5) is broken and this was resolved > > by installing a newer version of iproute. > > > > As I am very new to some aspects of Linux could someone inform me of how > > to compile and install iproute as it asks for you to change the > > KERNEL_INCLUDE directory in the Makefile and I have no idea where the > > Kernel include directory is. I can't get it to make. > > KERNEL_INCLUDE=/usr/src/linux > > Even RH symlinks /usr/src/linux to the appropriate version of kernel > installed. Make sure that you have installed the kernel development RPM as > that has the actual include files. Not installed by default unless you > installed the Developer workstation. > > > I have downloaded and installed iproute-2.4.7-7.rpm but this also has > the same problems. > > > > Cheers > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Matthew G. Marsh, President > Paktronix Systems LLC > 1506 North 59th Street > Omaha NE 68104 > Phone: (402) 553-2288 > Email: mgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > WWW: http://www.paktronix.com > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > >