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RE: Direct Routing from behind a firewall?

To: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Direct Routing from behind a firewall?
From: Bowie Bailey <Bowie_Bailey@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:27:57 -0400
Sorry, I goofed.  You need a map to the VIP on your director, but the
realservers only need a private IP that the director can route to.  

Bowie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ricardo Kleemann [SMTP:ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:15 PM
> To:   lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      RE: Direct Routing from behind a firewall?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ok, so if we don't want to take up public IP space, then DR can't be
> done... correct?
> 
> I'd like to get some opinions from the experts... my feeling is that DR is
> the "fastest" method because it goes straight out, no management by the
> LVS server... Am I correct in assuming that?
> 
> What are the advantages/disadvantages between the different routing
> methods?
> 
> 
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> 
> > It works just find from behind a firewall.  Your firewall will need to
> map a
> > public IP to your real server's private IP and your real server will
> need a
> > path back out to the firewall.
> > 
> > Bowie
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:     Ricardo Kleemann [SMTP:ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent:     Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:06 PM
> > > To:       lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject:  Direct Routing from behind a firewall?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Is it possible to do DR from behind a firewall? I mean the idea of DR
> is
> > > that the real server maintains a direct connection... but if the real
> > > server "really" has a private IP behind a firewall, does that create
> an
> > > issue with DR ?
> > > 
> > > I'm a little confused about that, but I would like to use DR
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Ricardo
> > > 
> > > 
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