cdru
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| reply to Neo321
Re: Load Balancing/multihoming/bonding/3 Nics
said by Neo321  :To cdru :: I am sorry if my words sounded harsh to you. Actually I wrote like that because it seems a bit impossible, but I have to implement it at any cost. So you have to implement it at any cost, but you aren't allowed to buy hardware. Aren't those two mutually exclusive of each other?
To DaMaGeINC ::
Dont worry about USB lan cards, they simply act as a normal lan card after putting up the driver.
Even Suse 10.2 also have inbuilt drivers for usb cards, so its not a problem.
I am just using usb lan cards instead of ordinary lan card coz of limitation of ports on computer.
So, USB lan card isnt an issue, dont care about it, just consider it as an normal lan card. We know what USB LAN cards are and that they can work, you just won't ever find a competent network administrator that would even suggest using a USB network card for production equipment in a business setting, let alone actually use one. A $5 generic PCI NIC is so much better then even the best USB NIC.
To All ::
You might think that a pc wont support coz of power failure and system resources, so let me tell you one thing that after implementing all this, I ll start my linux system in shell mode(without any graphics), and in shell mode, even a PIII can serve whole of my network without any problem.
I am already using my system as a server for my whole network, but this time I want to merge all my input lines. We never doubted that a PC couldn't do the task. Many places do have a PC serving as a router. There just creates many more points of failures when you use a PC. It's even worse when you want to start using USB NICs. It also would be highly recommended NOT to use a production server also as your load balancer/router and firewall. Too many eggs in one basket.
So guys, there are no limitation for my target, just think abt it , and make it possible.... No, we can help you make it possible, but we won't make it possible for you. What specific question do you have?
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