HP Embedded Firewall manual Displaying NIC Properties, Displaying Group Properties, SymptomTip

Displaying NIC Properties

Displaying NIC Properties

Follow these steps to display NIC properties:

1Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.

2In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a NIC.

3Click Properties.

The NIC Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected NIC.

Displaying Group Properties

Follow these steps to display group properties:

1Click the Load Balance/RSL tab.

2In the Load Balance/RSL window, select a group in the Load Balancing/RSL Groups list box.

3Click Properties.

The Group Properties window appears, showing the properties of the selected group.

Troubleshooting a Load Balancing Configuration

Use the troubleshooting tips in the following table to solve problems that may occur in a load balancing configuration.

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SymptomTip

Receive load balancing fails to begin functioning.

Check the Group Properties to verify that the dedicated IP address has been entered. If no address appears in the Group Properties dialog box, enter one to enable receive load balancing.

Receive load balancing stops	Cables may be disconnected, or there may be other hardware
functioning.	problems. Reconnect or change the cables. Correct any other
	hardware problems. Bidirectional load balancing is restored
	after this type of failure when applications create new
	connections or new clients log in.
Reconnecting cables does not	Check the event log for a duplicate IP address. If another device
restore load balancing.	is using a load balancing group's dedicated IP address, change
	one of the IP addresses. See “Changing an IP Address” on
	page 37 for instructions.

Receive load balancing does not function across a router.

Receive load balancing across a router is not supported. Clients across the router cannot use receive load balancing, but clients within the subnet get higher throughput from receive load balancing.

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