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Re: [lvs-users] IPVSADM/IPTables question

To: "LinuxVirtualServer.org users mailing list." <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [lvs-users] IPVSADM/IPTables question
From: Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:04:08 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007, Gary W. Smith wrote:

>> sometimes it works OK and sometimes it doesn't.
>
> So is this something you would recommend we explore, or just go back to
> using a dual server system?  When it does work, does it work reliably or
> does it sometimes fail?

the problem is collisions between iptables rules and what 
ip_vs() does with the packets. It's written up in the HOWTO.
Just keep adding rules. If it works once, it will work 
forever.

>> use secondary IPs not aliases.
>
> Sorry, again terminology, but then again, let me ask the question.  We
> add additiona IP's in to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth:<id>.
> Is that considered secondary or alias?

I don't use any of these market enhanced versions of 
ethernet configuring tools. I know other people are happy 
with them.

> Or should we be using ip addr add?

whatever you get to work first.

> We reject everything to begin with.  I was wanted to make sure I was on
> the right track.  I still assume that I want to use IN and not FORWARD
> (at least at this point) as the traffic is technically coming into the
> firewall).

IN (PREROUTING) is fine

Joe

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