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Re: Acyually, loopback device of the realserver works at LVS-DR?

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Subject: Re: Acyually, loopback device of the realserver works at LVS-DR?
From: Malcolm Turnbull <malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:16:21 +0000
I've used lots of implementations of LVS with Win2K no one has ever
mentioned any bandwidth problems.
I don't think the loopback is even used it just lets IIS accept the
packet when it comes in on the normal NIC.
It should be very easy to test.


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Monty Ree wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> Dear Joseph answered like below about my question.
>
>> the traffic which the each real server services is over 10M bps.
>> So, 10 Mbps can cause any problem or not?
>
> --> well the clients will have to wait.
> I understood this answer that "Windows RealServer can't service over
> 10Mbps at LVS-DR"
> right or not?
>
> But something curious problem...
> I guess that all traffic goes throught lo:0 interface of the linux
> realserver at LVS-DR.
> But when I execute ifconfig at the realserver, TX/RX of the
> eth0(external interface) is more higher than that of the lo(loopback
> interface).
> and when i execute tcpdump, at linux realserver(LVS-DR),
> I can't see any traffic regarding to lo interface in spite of the many
> connections exist to the realserver.
>
> # tcpdump -i lo
> So, I concluded that bandwidth or speed of the loopback interface has
> nothing to do with the service of the realserver. Am I wrong or not?
>
> Anyone who use Windows(NT or 2000) for realserver and LVS-DR?
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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