Just failover, no load balancing needed. How to achieve?

fibble · Sep 7, 2007, 10:40 AM

Hi,

After searching the forum and using the WiKi I got load-balancing working with a PPPoE DSL connection and a cable modem connection.

However, the cable modem is very slow and I don't really want to use it round-robin. Only if my DSL fails.

What do i need to do to just configure failover from DSL -> Cable (WAN -> WAN2) if my DSL dies.

Would it be 1 failover pool with the two connections listed? And then a firewall rule using this as the gateway?

Or do i need two pools?

I am using 1.2 RC2.

My DSL connection is PPPoE on WAN
The cable connection is presented on OPT1(WAN2) with a gateway of 192.168.83.1

Any hints / URLs or pointers would be much appreciated!

Thanks
Andy

GruensFroeschli · Sep 7, 2007, 12:10 PM

http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Multi_WAN_/_Load_Balancing#Setting_up_load_balancing_and_failover

fibble · Sep 7, 2007, 1:08 PM

Thanks,

I have figured it out. To get simple failover (no load balancing) I just created a single failover pool. Put in WAN and OPT1 (in that order) and created a firewall rule to pass all LAN traffic out, and specified this pool as the gateway. This works fine.

thanks

andy

leap · Nov 20, 2007, 7:40 AM

I created only one poll too but the tracfic still route to WAN1.
Here is the status
Status: Load Balancer: Pool

Name Type Gateways Status Description
FailOver W1->W2 gateway
(failover) wan Online Last change Nov 20 2007 14:03:55
opt1 Online Last change Nov 20 2007 14:00:23

I also created the rule allow all tracfic out
Thanks

KiaN · Dec 12, 2007, 5:13 PM

@fibble:

Thanks,

I have figured it out. To get simple failover (no load balancing) I just created a single failover pool. Put in WAN and OPT1 (in that order) and created a firewall rule to pass all LAN traffic out, and specified this pool as the gateway. This works fine.

thanks

andy

I think I must be missing someting.

How can you specify the pool as the gateway ?

KiaN · Dec 12, 2007, 5:25 PM

Here is some slbd log :

Club = WAN
Orange = Backup connection (OPT1)

Dec 12 18:12:54 	slbd[48661]: ICMP poll succeeded for 2xx.xxx.205.1, marking service UP
Dec 12 18:12:54 	slbd[48661]: Service ClubversOrange changed status, reloading filter policy
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: Using r_refresh of 5000 milliseconds
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: Using configuration file /var/etc/slbd.conf
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: VIP 127.0.0.1:666 configured as "127.0.0.1"
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: VIP 127.0.0.1:666 sitedown at 127.0.0.1:666
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: VIP 127.0.0.1:666 added real service 2xx.xxx.205.1:666
Dec 12 18:19:18 	slbd[51345]: VIP 127.0.0.1:666 added real service 2xx.xxx.205.2:666
Dec 12 18:19:19 	slbd[51345]: ICMP poll succeeded for 2xx.xxx.205.1, marking service UP
Dec 12 18:19:19 	slbd[51345]: ICMP poll succeeded for 2xx.xxx.205.2, marking service UP
Dec 12 18:20:57 	slbd[51345]: ICMP poll failed for 2xx.xxx.205.1, marking service DOWN
Dec 12 18:20:57 	slbd[51345]: Service ClubversOrange changed status, reloading filter policy

At 18:20:57 I unplugged the WAN (Club) connection. The poll failed, but nothing happened, and no more Internet.

Thanks !

GruensFroeschli · Dec 12, 2007, 9:00 PM

@KiaN:

I think I must be missing someting.

How can you specify the pool as the gateway ?

How about you read the doc?
(….i mean i even provided a link to it in this thread..... )

sai · Dec 13, 2007, 5:43 AM

@KiaN:

I think I must be missing someting.

How can you specify the pool as the gateway ?

In the Firewall rule there is a Gateway option. That allows you to select the WAN ports or the Pools. Select the Pool you have setup