Subject: Re: Multiple default routes through different network interfaces?
To: Alicia da Conceicao <alicia@cyberstation.ca>
From: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/24/2001 10:28:50
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 03:29:04PM -0400, Alicia da Conceicao wrote:
> Also from the NetBSD server:
>
> server> telnet 8.8.8.8
>
> all packets between the NetBSD server and client are routed entirely via
> either the (eth0 interface + 123.123.123.1 gateway) or the (eth1 interface
> + 231.231.231.1 gateway), with a 50%-50% chance (or some other weight).
This sounds good, but often won't help since there is no guarantee that your
ISP will accept incorrect source addresses from you. I think Wolfgang
mentioned anti-smurf filters. If you start sending packets with a source
of 231.231.231.231 to your ISP at 123.123.123.1 they may just drop them on
the floor. Or they might get dropped further upstream from them if they
are a small ISP.
-Andrew