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On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Andy Ashley wrote:
> Hi Joseph,
>
> My understanding was that I was using LVS-NAT, not LVS-DR..
>
> If I use -g (gateway/DR) the load balancer does not attempt to forward
> the packets. I get "No route to host" on the client using this method.
> The load balancer just gets requests from the client and nothing
> happens, no replies or forwards.
look in the mini-HOWTO on setting up LVS-DR
> "I also have the following SNAT rule to change the source address of
> packets leaving the load balancer
>
> why?"
>
> Because, as I understand it, if the realserver attempts to initiate the
> return connection directly (bypassing the loadbalancer), the client will
> assume this is a new tcp connection, not the reply to it's original
> request. Perhaps Im missing something..
yes. look some more in the HOWTOs
> "can you make the director the default gw for the packets
> from the RIPs?"
>
> Possibly. But I had an idea that a the realservers would not take a
> default gateway located on another LAN (as the loadbalancer is).
> I would like to avoid this if possible as I dont know if the servers
> (Windows 2003 Server) or firewall (Cisco ASA5510) can do this..
to get LVS-NAT to work you'll have to do it.
Joe
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