redirect ftp connection?

Hi!, I'm trying to create software based ftp load-balancing using vb.net.

& i'm not sure if this will work coz i'm new to vb.net.
Is it possible to redirect ftp connection to a node in a ftp cluster?
If yes, how can I implement it?

my plan..
1)Creating a listener app on primary server to listen for ftp connection on port 21.
2)the primary will collect info of each nodes in cluster n check on each machine load
3)then redirect the connection to less load ftp server. User will interact with that node.


thanks

This would not be possible unless you program acted like a proxy and thus defeating the purpose.

sorry, what do u mean by "thus defeating the purpose."

If your "load manging" server is acting as a proxy .... all traffic goes thru it and that puts all the load on one server (the one that acts as a proxy).

The only thing this would be usful for is hiding the ftp servers from the internet.