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RE: ARP problem - do I have to deal with it in my case?

To: "Joseph Mack" <mack@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: ARP problem - do I have to deal with it in my case?
Cc: <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Jon Oringer" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:46:58 -0700
I think I'll just patch the kernel -- then I don't have to worry about it at
all!


-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Mack [mailto:mack@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:50 AM
To: Jon Oringer
Cc: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: ARP problem - do I have to deal with it in my case?


On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Jon Oringer wrote:

> Do I still have to deal with the ARP problem?

yes, but you don't neccessarily have to hide the VIP (see below).


> can the client route to the realserver network if it is on a different
class
> C from the directors
> VIP?

it's the VIP on the realservers that's the problem.

>
> also -- the 5 Realservers are K2-550's... each one will handle 5Mbits.
> the director is a Cel-500 -- is this enough power to handle the incoming
> traffic that will be re-routed?  I plan to use  the TUNNEL method, not the
> DR one...

You don't have to hide the VIP on the realservers if you use the router
to prevent arps for the VIP getting to the realservers. For VS-TUN this
is called Lars' method in the HOWTO.

Joe

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Joseph Mack mack@xxxxxxxxxxx






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