Re: [cobalt-users] Qube 3 Port Forwarding and Raq 4 Virtual Sites

["Richard Donahue" <Richard.Donahue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Qube 3 Port Forwarding and Raq 4 Virtual Sites


> <snip>
> > When using the Qube 3 and port forwarding I haven't been able 
> > to make it forward port 80 to different IP's either. I'm 
> > using the port forwarding off of pkgmaster.com. Does anyone 
> > know how I can make this work? Should it work?Thanks.
> </snip>
> 
> You can't forward an individual IP address to multiple destinations.
> The only way you could do this (and I don't think it would give the
> result you're trying to do) is to use a script that changes the port
> forwarding settings every few minutes, i.e. doing a very crude load
> balancing.
> 
> I presume what you're trying to do is use the Qube3 as a firewall to
> your commercial webservers, that serve different sites, etc?? In which
> case, sorry but not possible out-of-the-box with the Qube3.
> You'd want to be looking at the LRP (Linux Router project) or similar to
> make the Qube act as a router/gateway.
> 

Yes that's what I need to do. I'll check out the site you mention. 


> Regards,
> 
> Andy
> andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> HOWTO's PKGs and info --> http://www.raqpak.com/ <-- for Qube and Raq
> 
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-RD


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