With iptables with 2 servers using a nat entry you can pick a match rule for
a 50% random connection entry
Its straight out of the man page.
random
This module randomly matches a certain percentage of all packets.
If you really want to load balance the servers properly use dns.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Borisov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 November 2006 14:50
> To: Debian Firewall
> Subject: Re: Load balancing SMTP servers
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> Sebastian Vega wrote:
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> > I think you need use iproute , no iptables...
>
> How would I do that?
>
> I know how to load-balance across two connections using iproute
> (in our case we only have one connection) but not what I am
> trying to do.
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