Sorry for not setting a new subject in the previous post...
Dear list,
I need some help for deploying a second uplink.
My setup is a simple:
A squid-backed to which users connect to use the net.
This squid forwards all traffic to a parent squid which is hooked up to an ADSL-line. Works perfect.
But now we will get a second a line as we need more bandwith. The question is: What is the easiest and proven way to realise load balancing?
I have done some experiments with round-robin parents (2 adsl line = 2 parent proxies) but apparently some web application such as some webmail-services are confused if they accessed from two different ip-addresses simultanously.
My next idea would be to deploy some sort of routing at the parent squid, which would be hooked up to both lines. IMHO prone to errors.
I think I could setup two independent proxy chains (2 squid-backend, ech connected to a parent squid connected to an adsl-line) and use the proxy.pac for load-balancing. Sounds pretty easy, but I am not sure.
Any comments or suggestions?
Regards, Hendrik Voigtländer
