Thank-you for the reply Julian. I will get our network guru onto it and let you know the results.
Tom At 21:13 10/12/2001 -0800, you wrote: >I have a solution for exactlythis problem >You need the patch I submitted for ipfw fwd of incoming packets >about 3 weeks ago. > >it allows load sharing to an arbitrary number of webservers transparently >I sent it to "net" and it had a subject of RFC: (something) > >the mail includes how to set it up.. >it uses about 1% of cpu redirecting a 10Mb ethernet to 2 servers. >(sorry to be vague but look it up in the archives with >julian AND RFC AND ipfw in the net list.. > > >On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Tom Peck wrote: > > > Hello > > > > We have ONE static IP with our ISP via a Cable Modem. Connected at our > end > > of the Cable Modem is a FreeBSD Firewall / Internet Gateway for the > rest of > > the internal Lan. > > > > On the Internal Network we have 2 Web / Mail servers which collect mail > and > > serve HTTP requests recieved from the gateway box. > > > > INTERNET ---> GATEWAY_BOX ---> WEBSERVER_1 (www.domain1.com, > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ---> WEBSERVER_2 (www.domain2.com, > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ---> WORKSTATIONS > > > > > > We are currently using squid to forward on the HTTP requests to the web > > servers decided by domain requested, ie if someone goes to > > www.domain1.com/index.htm this request will be forwarded by Squid to the > > WEBSERVER_1. > > > > This has been working fine, until I decided to run some tests, and look > > through the apache logs on the WEBSERVER_1. ALL incoming Client IP's and > > Addresses are always that of the GATEWAY_BOX. This poses a problem for > > websites which have security on them for OUTSIDE addresses, as this > > security will no longer work.. Also, WebStats are going to be invalid as > > all requests are made from the Gateway IP. > > > > Does anybody have any solutions for this problem? Other software > solutions > > which will fun on FreeBSD? Any help would be most appreciated - even just > > a "I wouldn't have a clue, e-mail this group" or something. > > > > Thanks All > > > > Tom Peck > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
