[LARTC] failover works - but balancing does not

[Tóth Nándor]

Hi!

roderick tapang wrote:
> here's the setup (two dsl - same provider)
> 
>                                 +-----> link1
> LAN----- linux box  --|             |----------internet
>                                 +-----> link2
> 
> the setup is ok in terms of the failover requirement. the other link
> takes over when one is down. however, there is a very noticeable lag
> when both lines are up. i've tried changing the weight value to a
> higher one but the links are still under utilized and some client machines
> playing games or mostly disconnected. taking down one link makes the
> connection ok.
> any suggestions? do i need to patch the kernel?

I was in the situation like yours. Following the lartc howto did not 
result in correct functionality (not the same problems as yours).

I managed to do it using these links:
http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/nano.txt
http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#routes

I had to read the nano howto about 5 times to understand it.


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Udv,
   Nandor