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Outbound Load Balancing is replaced.

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    databeestje
    last edited by Jun 30, 2011, 7:09 PM Jul 16, 2008, 8:40 AM

    The previously used outbound load balancing has been replaced by "Gateway Groups". See the System -> Routing Menu to find it.

    The load balancing menu item now refers to server load balancing only which is now done by relayd as opposed to slbd.

    EDIT: 2.0 Multi-WAN guide on the doc wiki: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Multi-WAN_2.0

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      databeestje
      last edited by Jan 11, 2011, 6:19 AM Aug 16, 2008, 9:12 PM

      In 2.0 you need to add all the gateways in the system under System -> Routing -> Gateways Tab.

      After adding all the gateways you can then create a gateway group on the Gateway Group Tab. Set a priority for each wan connection that you want to have participate in each pool.

      Then assign this gateway group to a firewall rule (generally the LAN rule).

      Description of how tiers work on the Gateway Groups Screen.

      This might be best explained by viewing you configuration on the Status -> Gateways -> Gateway Groups tab.

      All gateways within the same tier will load balance.
      When all gateways in the tier are down we will use the next tier with a gateway.

      For example, when you want to load balance WAN1, WAN2 and use WAN3 if all else fails, then:
      WAN1 Tier 1
      WAN2 Tier 1
      WAN3 Tier 2

      When You want to load balance WAN1, WAN2 and WAN3, then:
      WAN1 Tier 1
      WAN2 Tier 1
      WAN3 Tier 1

      When You want to failover from WAN 1, to load balancing WAN2 and WAN3, then:
      WAN1 Tier 1
      WAN2 Tier 2
      WAN3 Tier 2

      I hope this explains.

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        databeestje
        last edited by Aug 16, 2008, 9:13 PM

        The load balancer item for the dashboard is for the server side load balancing. Not the new gateway groups.

        There is only a gateways status dashboard item, if you want to see the detailed gateway groups status you can select the Gateway Groups Tab on the Status -> Gateways menu.

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          databeestje
          last edited by Oct 31, 2008, 8:24 PM

          You should now be able to build gateway groups easy with dynamic interfaces.

          The status gateways page, and status gateways groups page should list your dynamic interfaces.
          A gateways widget is also available.

          Feedback is sought here.

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