Den fre 23 nov. 2018 kl 18:50 skrev Joerg Streckfuss <streckf...@dfn-cert.de>: > > Dear list, > > i want to know why it is good practice to use /32 netmask for ipv4 > respectively /128 netmask for ipv6 addresses on carp interfaces, while using > the > "real" netmask for example /24 for a dedicated address on an interface.
So that the real interface gets used for outgoing traffic generated on the boxes, like ntp, syslog, mails and so forth, even if the carp currently is not up (ie not master) -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.