From: Stephan von Krawczynski <skraw@ithnet.com>
To: Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org>
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: hidden interface (ARP) 2.4.20
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 18:52:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021206185223.1708a94e.skraw@ithnet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021206060135.GC21070@alpha.home.local>
On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:01:35 +0100
Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 12:59:38AM +0100, Roberto Nibali wrote:
> <snip>
> > Oops, right. I forgot the HW LBs that do triangulation. I wonder
> > however, why one wants to use a HW LB and not configure it to work in
> > NAT mode.
>
> Because when you have to deal with thousands of session per second, NAT is
> really a pain in the ass. When you have to consider security, NAT is a pain
> too because it makes end to end tracking much more difficult when you deal
> with multiple proxy levels.
Oh, a poor soul who experienced my everyday life ... ;-)
netfilter-NAT may be a real nice choice for your-cool-server-at-home. Talking
about many thousand NATted sessions you may as well flush it through the
toilet. sorry for the open words.
In complete contrary I have _never_ experienced problems with the hidden patch
(after correct setup of the boxes). And for another reason: it is plain simple.
--
Regards,
Stephan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-06 17:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-05 20:53 hidden interface (ARP) 2.4.20 Bingner Sam J Contractor PACAF CSS/SCHE
2002-12-05 21:42 ` David S. Miller
2002-12-05 22:03 ` Phil Oester
2002-12-05 22:50 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-05 23:48 ` Phil Oester
2002-12-05 23:59 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-06 6:01 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-12-06 17:52 ` Stephan von Krawczynski [this message]
2002-12-07 23:30 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-08 16:03 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2002-12-08 17:01 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-12-09 11:08 ` Stephan von Krawczynski
2002-12-10 9:42 ` Gilad Ben-Yossef
2002-12-10 10:40 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-10 13:09 ` hidden interface (ARP) 2.4.20 / network performance Stephan von Krawczynski
2002-12-10 18:11 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-10 23:29 ` Willy TARREAU
2002-12-10 1:22 ` hidden interface (ARP) 2.4.20 Bill Davidsen
2002-12-10 10:40 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-10 14:47 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-12-10 18:15 ` Roberto Nibali
2002-12-11 16:15 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-12-12 1:33 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2002-12-05 22:18 ` Martin Josefsson
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-05 23:57 Bingner Sam J Contractor PACAF CSS/SCHE
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