On Dec 14, 2007 12:37 PM, Niki Denev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 14, 2007 5:31 AM, Bruce M. Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Niki Denev wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > I've tried adding IFT_BRIDGE next to IFT_ETHER and IFT_L2VLAN in ip_carp.c > > > but this probably is not enough. Any ideas? > > > > > > > CARP is 'special' in that it needs to add its own MAC addresses to your > > interface, needs a bit of special cooperation between the IP layer and > > the MAC layer, and it's more than likely that this doesn't work with > > if_bridge. > > > > Like Max says, this is an unusual configuration.... what are you trying > > to do? > > > > BMS > > > > > > I'm trying to setup a highly redundant configuration of > two routers and two rstp capable switches behind them. > Each of the router is connected to each of the switches, > and it's two interfaces are part of a bridge group. > this way i can handle router and/or switch failure without > disconnecting the site. > The problem is that this a remote site which must not go offline by > any means, and thus the unusual setup. > > Hope that this explains it. > > Niki >
Maybe using bridge with rstp for failover was not the best idea, and i switched to if_lagg and if_carp on top of it. It seems to work properly and is exactly what i wanted to achieve. Thanks, Niki _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
