balancing locally generated packets

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Robin H. Johnson wrote:

> Hi, I'm trying to balance some packets that are being locally generated
> on a machine, and hitting a brick wall.
>
> Perhaps best to draw a diagram:
>
> *------------*--------*
> |  Director  | Client |
> |            *--------*
> |    eth1             |
> *---------------------*
>      |.2
> 	  | (10.0.0.0/8)
>  /---*---*------\
>  |.10    |.11   |.12
> Box1    Box2   Box3
>
> 'Client' in this case is an application that opens many connections to a
> single ip and port. I want to connect to a VIP, and then balance that
> traffic onto several RIPs located on other machines.
>
> This is a case not covered by the HOWTO at all,

what about

http://www.austintek.com/LVS/LVS-HOWTO/HOWTO/LVS-HOWTO.LVS-DR.html#director_as_client_in_LVS-DR

Joe

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