Specifications

Configuring the Equalizer Network
Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide 11
Using Equalizer in a Single Network Environment
If you do not want to split your network into internal and external networks, you can configure
Equalizer to use a single-network mode, effectively placing both the clients and servers on the same
network. Figure 8 on page 11 shows this configuration in detail. Certain protocols that use dynamic
port mapping or multiple TCP/UDP ports work best in a single network environment. For example,
use a single network configuration if you need your servers on your internal network to
communicate with a Windows file server or a machine running pcAnywhere™.
You implement single-network configurations differently depending on the Equalizer model.
For switch-based Equalizer models, connect one of Equalizer's server ports to the network and do
not use the external port. Servers connect to the other server ports as usual. You must configure
servers, which must have valid network addresses on the external network, to use Equalizer's
internal address as the gateway for outbound packets. You do not configure an IP address on the
external port when using a single network configuration.
Figure 8 Samplesinglenetworkconfigurationforaswitch‐basedEqualizer
For dual-port Equalizer models, the reverse is true. You leave the server (INT) port disconnected
and connect the external (EXT) port to a switch that maintains the connections to the servers and to
the external network.
Equalizer
Servers load-
balanced by
Equalizer
To Router
External Interface not used in
single network configuration
Router
Internet
Client
Windows
File Server