configuring linux machine as a router with two external interfaces

configuring linux machine as a router with two external interfaces

[sureshmadhu]

hi,
     I couldn't write the script for configuring my linux machine that 
has two external MAC interfaces as a router. The NAT should route the 
packet from internal network to one of the two external mac interfaces 
acoording to load balance in the each interface.
can anybody help me to solve this problem?


with regards..

Suresh Madhu D
Project Trainee
e-consystems
chennai.

Re: configuring linux machine as a router with two external interfaces

[Marek Zachara]

I don't think netfilter is the best tool for the job. 
There is a kernel feature that allows bonding of two interfaces for traffic 
sharing and traffic equalization afair (although i havn't used it 
personally).
You can of course share the traffic with netfilter by marking packets in 
pre-routing and then routing them according to netfilter mark - but you must 
define yourself how to distribute the traffic between interfaces - i don't 
recall any target that could serve as a classic load balancing.

Marek


On Friday 07 of October 2005 14:27, sureshmadhu wrote:
> hi,
>      I couldn't write the script for configuring my linux machine that
> has two external MAC interfaces as a router. The NAT should route the
> packet from internal network to one of the two external mac interfaces
> acoording to load balance in the each interface.
> can anybody help me to solve this problem?
>
>
> with regards..
>
> Suresh Madhu D
> Project Trainee
> e-consystems
> chennai.