Hotbrick LoadBalancer LB-2 User Manual

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This feature allows you to make Servers on your LAN accessible to Internet users. Normally, Internet 
users would not be able to access a server on your LAN because: 

•  Your Server's IP address is only valid on your LAN, not on the Internet. 
•  Attempts to connect to devices on your LAN are blocked by the firewall in the  Load Balancer. 

The "Virtual Server" feature solves these problems and allows Internet users to connect to your 
servers, as illustrated below. 

 

 

Note that, in this illustration, both Internet users are connecting to the same IP Address, but using 
different protocols. 

Once configured, anyone on the Internet can connect to your Virtual Servers. They must use the  
Load Balancer's Internet IP Address (the IP Address allocated by your ISP).  
e.g. 

http://205.20.45.34 

ftp://205.20.45.34 

•  To Internet users, all virtual Servers on your LAN have the same IP Address. This IP Address is 

allocated by your ISP. 

•  This address should be static, rather than dynamic, to make it easier for Internet users to connect 

to your Servers. However, you can use the Dynamic DNS feature (explained later in this chapter) 

  

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