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Trevor, see inserted comments below...
On Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 06:44:26PM +0000, Trevor Marshall wrote:
> Client1 connects from AOL and is routed to RIP1
> Client2 connects from AOL before Client1's session times out, so Client2 is
> routed to RIP1.
Yes. However the distinction must be made that a 'session' in LVS connection
affinity is NOT related to 'sessions' as created by HTTP cookies.
> The cookies can then be sent to ensure the two users' sessions aren't
> crossed?
See above.
> I'm sorry Joseph's 1999 lvs-howto gave me the impression that ppc used
> source port in routing decisions, or is the current version of ipvs not
> using ppc.
The connection affinity is done on source info. That is why in the case of
client network using NAT -- many clients can be sent to the same server.
However, the PPC may be setup on rules containing both source and dest info.
> Regardless, won't some ISPs swap the masquarade on their outgoing
> connections as part of their own load-balancing? and couldn't this allow a
> client to connect to the wrong Real Server mid-session?
See session distinction above.
Trevor, do a quick search on google.com for HTTP cookies. You'll find getting
background info on them invaluable.
Cheers,
Ben
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