Thank you for your reply. I'm gonna check out the TEQL driver and how it should be implemented. I will share my experiences when i'm done =) On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 04:02 +0200, Kenneth Kalmer wrote: > On 5/22/05, Eduardo Fernández <efgonzalez@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On 5/22/05, Sadus . <sadus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I can't seem to find the archive, i searched untill June 2004? > > > link aggregation > > > Basicaly i knew that i could do such a thing using Bonding/Trunking/Link > > > Aggragation but is there a simpler way using iptables/iproute only and > > > using only 1 NIC (with 2 different IPs/Subnets) > > > > Bonding? You don't use that to merge two internet lines, that's for > > making two NIC's work as if they were only one, thus doubling the > > speed. With bonding linux "sees" one device where you had two. You can > > only set up bonding between two computers or between a computer and a > > switch which supports bonding (it's got different names depending on > > the brand). > > Nope, this is not bonding. What Sadus is looking for is called link > equalization IIRC. It's where you use different links of varying > speeds and tie them up together for use as one connection. > Traditionaly you'd use a round-robin method of sending packets out > over multiple default routes. This is not always ideal, you'd need > some kind of intelligence to spread the load more realistically, and > the Linux EQL driver and TEQL device allows for that to happen. These > two know the speed of each link in the equation, and delivers better > control, albeit not perfect. > > Now, Sadus, my apologies. The thread I was referring to was on the > LARTC list. The LARTC list is in any case the better list for these > kinds of questions. iptables cannot perform this task, you need the > iproute2 package, and LARTc is the definitive source for information > and discussions on the topic. > > The website is http://lartc.org/ and http://lartc.org/howto. The > thread I was referring to is available at > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lartc&m=111429252500344&w=2 > > Hope this helps, and share your experiences if you don't mind! > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 00:33 +0200, Kenneth Kalmer wrote: > > > > On 5/21/05, Sadus . <sadus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > If i want to search for HOWTOs that can enable me to merge the > > > > > connection speed of multiple providers (inboud/outbound), what should i > > > > > search for? > > > > > > > > The nano howto if I'm not mistaken, and have a look at the eql qdisc > > > > and teql device. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what i mean by merging is, lets say my connection is shaped at 100K and > > > > > the other is also shaped at 100K, i want to be able using the 2 ISPs to > > > > > have 200K (in/out), > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a HOWTO or Article about that Matter? > > > > > > > > I asked a similar question in the list not too long ago. Search the > > > > archives for the subject "Spill over" and have a look. There was some > > > > excellent replies from other members on the topic. I have honestly not > > > > had the chance to properly test the configurations myself, but from my > > > > searching and discussions here it won't be an easy feat to achieve. > > > > > > > > Relative load balancing is not that difficult, but to fully maximize > > > > the utilization of each link is another story. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Edu > > > >
