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Re: Firewall load balacing switches
From: Karsten Iwen <newsletter () saviya de>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 21:19:38 +0200
>I think you can use Cisco Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) on multi >layer switches for load balancing easily. It should work on 6500 series >easily.That's not the way GLBP works. GLBP is used to load-balance traffic *to* a series of Catalyst 6k5 (or IOS-router) and not to balance traffic on *one* 6k5. Of course you could put one Catalyst in front of each firewall ... ;-) You find a description of GLBP here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008042fb97.htmlIOS has also a build-in load-balancing feature named SLB, but I'm pretty sure it won't work with half a million sessions (if it does, please correct me).
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00800ca75d.html regards, Karsten Iwen -- Karsten Iwen Network- and Security-Consultant/Trainer CISSP, CCIE#14602 (Security) CCSI, CCSP, CCIP, CCNP, CCDP
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