Gateway | The IP Address of the Gateway or Router that The Load Balancer must use to |
| communicate with the destination above. (NOT the router attached to the remote |
| segment.) |
Interface | Select the correct interface, usually "LAN". The "WAN" interface is only available |
| if NAT (Network Address Translation) is disabled. |
Metric | The number of "hops" (routers) to pass through to reach the remote LAN |
| segment. The shortest path will be used. |
Configuring Other Routers on your LAN
All traffic for devices not on the local LAN must be forwarded to The Load Balancer, so that they can be forwarded to the Internet. This is done by configuring other Routers to use The Load Balancer as the Default Route or Default Gateway, as illustrated by the example below.
Static Routing - Example
Segment 1 |
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(192.168.2.xx) | (192.168.2.80) | (192.168.1.100) |
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Router A
Segment 0
(192.168.1.xx)
(192.168.1.1)
Router B
(192.168.2.90) | (192.168.3.70) |
Segment 2
(192.168.3.xx)
Figure 8-2: Routing Example
For The Load Balancer Gateway's Routing Table
For the LAN shown above, with 2 routers and 3 LAN segments, The Load Balancer requires 2 entries as follows.
Entry 1 (Segment 1)
Destination IP | 192.168.2.0 |
Address |
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Network Mask | 255.255.255.0 |
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