Re: squid with two NICs

is there any way to do load balancing with squid/linux without installing
another squid box ... i'm planning to use only one squid machine running
under linux .. probably the linux OS itself can do this , but how ?

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Thomas Wahyudi wrote:

> AFAIK(+experiment), without bgp( i am facing the same problem), it's
> difficult to do that.
> but may be my method can help,
>
> ISP2 ISP1
> | |
> squid1 squid2
> | |
> |---- NATD -----|
> squid
> |
> |
> internet
> user
>
> squid1 & squid2 using usual configuration
> at natd squid using
>
> cache_peer squid1 parent 3128 7 no-query round-robin
> cache_peer squid2 parent 3128 7 no-query round-robin
>
> or
>
> cache_peer squid1 parent 3128 3130
> cache_peer squid2 parent 3128 3130
>
> but some manual touch still be needed.
> any suggestion ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Thomas Wahyudi
> Computer Centre - Internet Division =====
> Parahyangan Catholic University
> http://www.unpar.ac.id
> ============================== UIN 535778
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Vincent K. Pozon - CompE <vince@trinity.cebu.pilnet.com>
> To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 4:06 PM
> Subject: squid with two NICs
>
>
> > i have squid running with two (2) NIC . we also have 2 internet
> > leased line to different providers. what i want to do is that i want to
> > load balance our internet traffic using squid since the two providers
> > doesnt have BGP with each other.
> > my first NIC of my squid server is has an IP address routed to the first
> > internet provider , the second NIC has an IP address routed to the seconf
> > internt provider. since , AFAIK , this is the only way to load balance
> > internet traffic to the whole users i was hoping if squid is capable of
> > load balancing ourgoing/incoming request to the two NIC. if squid has
> > nothing to do with this and it is the OS (redhat linux 6.2 ) should be
> > configured , how ? please reply with recommended URL/sites to refer and/or
> > delailed steps on how to do this.
>
>

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