redirect ftp connection?

[X-G]

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

[<ABX]

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

[X-G]

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

[<ABX]

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.