Re: Firewall load balacing switches

[Karsten Iwen <newsletter () saviya de>]

>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.html

IOS 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
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Karsten Iwen
Network- and Security-Consultant/Trainer

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