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Dan wrote:
> > in a normal setup you don't need the arp command. Did you
> > need this because there is no IP on eth0?
>
> Yup. When the realserver needs to send packets back to the client via the gw,
> it needs to arp for the mac of the gw. Since the realserver doesn't actually
> have an ip to recieve the response to the who-has, it doesn't know how to get
> the packet to the gw.
OK
> > why don't you want an IP on the realserver?
>
> Only to conserve ips.
You don't want to use private IPs?
> I've since realized that my realservers are probably
> going to have to have connections to the internet, so they'll probably get
> routable ips anyway.
If you're concerned about security, only route the packets needed. For
suggestions see
http://www.austintek.com/LVS/LVS-HOWTO/HOWTO/LVS-HOWTO.3-Tier.html
Joe
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