Tcp_outgoing_address (Squid package)
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I'm trying to achieve "load balancing" with squid optional rules,
basically using tcp_outgoing_address plus some acls to allow downloads to go thru a big pipe ADSL, while saving the main link for other tasks…
but the momment that i activate the tcp_outgoing_address rule, squid is unable to work...
whats wrong ?
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I do not know the technical issues that cause the problem, but load balancing is not possible with Squid in pfSense 1.2.3. I believe this might work in 2.0.
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theres nothing inherently wrong with doing "load balancing" with tcp_outgoing_address, neither any real technical limitation against this.
i cant understand why pfsense blocks this kind of traffic.
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pfSense does not block it. IIRC, There is a technical limitation in the FreeBSD implementation of pf, ipctl, or Squid. I can't recall as this was brought up some time ago. The devs worked to find a solution, but it was not possible. I think that pfSense 2.0 beta supports this, as whatever the limiting factor was has been upgraded (FreeBSD to v.8, pf, ipctl, etc.)