> From: Jonathan Disher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, David J Duchscher wrote: > > > >> >I was wondering how people are handling redundant > connections? We > > >> >would like to have dual NICs in the FreeBSD box with each NIC > > >> connected > > >> >to a different switch. Both switches are in the same broadcast > > >> domain. > > >> >In pointers, hints on this may done would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > > > I think one of my colleagues responded directly to the > poster. We do > > > it by a daemon he wrote that monitors interface link > status, and also > > > pingability of default gateways, and reconfigures > interfaces in event > > > of a failure, based on the normal configuration file settings > > > (/etc/rc.conf) > > > > > > Instantly in event of link loss; after a few seconds of > retrying in > > > event of router loss (we use HSRP addresses for routers.) > > > > Yes, I got a few responses including the one mentioned > above. Lack of > > time and changing priorities has prevented me from following up on > > them. Anshuman Kanwar did mentioned he might release his > solution as > > open source if there was interest. I am at least interested in > > reviewing it. I just need to find the time. > > I would also be very interested in this. We could write our > own, but I'd > much rather burn that time working on other projects ;-). > > Did Anshuman happen to mention what it's written in? Perl? C? other?
I wonder if the VRRP (http://www.bsdshell.net/hut_fvrrpd.html) can help here. its available as a port. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
