[clug] Dual PPPoE Links

Jepri jepri at webone.com.au
Wed Apr 21 16:29:03 GMT 2004


Michael Cohen wrote:
> there is a feature called source based routing that might help here. just make 
> a routing table entry based on the source ip for getting the reverse traffic 
> going out the right interface. see the explanation under advanced routing in 
> the kernel.

Yeah, I saw that in the manpage.  That would clearly be part of the 
solution, but there is still no way to make sure the packes go out the 
right port.


> 
> michael.
> 
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:18 pm, Jepri wrote:
> 
>>Sam Couter wrote:
>>
>>>Jepri <jepri at webone.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>>N o configuration as such, but this is pretty easy.
>>>
>>>Only if you don't fully understand IP. I can see that you've never
>>>actually done this. :)
>>
>>Guilty on both counts.
>>
>>After a big hunt through the iptables docs, the best way I can see to do
>>it is to run User Mode Linux and let it manage the second link.
>>
>>I thought there was a mechonism to cram a packet out through any
>>interface I wanted, but if there is it's well hidden.
>>
>>Drat, huh?
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