Load-balancing IP interfaces - another brainstorm

Bryan Pizzuti bpizzuti at optonline.net
Wed Oct 20 00:52:28 UTC 2004


 Apparently not...I'm overriding it. ;) Your reply-to field is being set to
your e-mail address....I assume mine is too. Others on the list have noticed
also ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Tim Schmidt
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 8:13 PM
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: Load-balancing IP interfaces - another brainstorm

Actually, I think it has more to do with the sender of the mail being
replied to (did you catch that?)  that's the mailer that's responsible for
setting the 'reply to' field.  Gmail sets the reply to field correctly in my
experience (ie: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com).

--tim


On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:47:39 -0400, Bryan Pizzuti <bpizzuti at optonline.net>
wrote:
>  (I see Gmail has the same problem with replies that I have with 
> Outlook..hehe).
> 
> Ok, from the mini-HOWTO that I found, it looks like this might be 
> reasonably simple to try out once my laptop shows up...and I can even 
> define one as a firm primary and one as a failover (Probably the "G" 
> since the "A" card I have supports D-Link TURBO mode over A...at least 
> in Windows....).  Now all I have to do is find out if I can get a 
> D-Link DWL-AG660 working under Linux.  Or maybe my older DWL-AB650, 
> but I'd REALLY prefer the 660
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Schmidt [mailto:timschmidt at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 7:31 PM
> To: Bryan Pizzuti
> Subject: Re: Load-balancing IP interfaces - another brainstorm
> 
> Yes.  It's even compiled as a module.
> 
> --tim
> 
> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:10:43 -0400, Bryan Pizzuti 
> <bpizzuti at optonline.net>
> wrote:
> > Ok, all I've been able to find so far is references to 2.4 kernel 
> > patches about it, and a mini HOWTO.  Is it built in to the 2.6 kernel?
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> > [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Tim 
> > Schmidt
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 6:53 PM
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: Load-balancing IP interfaces - another brainstorm
> >
> > Well...  some of the features you're thinking about can be had with 
> > the 'bonding' kernel driver.  It essentially allows you to bond (go
> > figure) two interfaces together to achieve double bandwidth.  My 
> > understanding though is that you need to have another computer on 
> > the 'other end' with similarly bonded interfaces (or a *very* 
> > expensive switch /
> > router) to get any real benefit.
> >
> > --tim
> >
> > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:36:50 -0400, Bryan Pizzuti 
> > <bpizzuti at optonline.net>
> > wrote:
> > > Ok, get out the umbrella. ;)  My laptop has an internal 54g 
> > > card...now, I ALSO happen to have a D-Link Turbo A/B/G PC 
> > > card....we know wireless isn't the hottest thing for high bandwith 
> > > and stable connections always (especially with all my stupid 
> > > neighbors with all their "B" routers set at the default channel of 
> > > 6...)...anyway, is there a way to configure Linux to use 2 network 
> > > interfaces at the same time, and basically see them as one, using 
> > > the bandwidth from both and not losing connectivity unless both fail
at the same time?
> > >
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