Hi, did you remember to configure the backup machine with a higher advskew / advbase? Are you running -stable?
I'm not aware of any other problems in 3.8 that might cause this. On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 08:59:01AM +0200, Lars Weste wrote: > Hi, > > I have some problems with carp and vlans, at least I think so. > I found this: > http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/2005-04/0996.html > so my assumption may be wrong, as I use openbsd 3.8. > > I have four physical > interfaces in my two firewalls, one for pfsync, one to the Internet, DMZ > and LAN. At the LAN interface seven VLAN interfaces are configured. The > Internet and DMZ interfaces are on em(4) and the pfsync and LAN vlans on > a bge(4) interface. > > When I remove one of the Internet or DMZ cables, all Interfaces on both > firewalls behave as expected, the Interface where the cable is removed, > goes to state INIT, the others become backup. When I do this with the LAN > interface, then all carp interfaces for the seven vlans go to master > state, but the two remaining carp interfaces for the Internet and DMZ > stay in backup mode. > > my configuration on both hosts: > net.inet.carp.preempt=1 > net.inet.carp.allow=1 > net.inet.carp.arpbalance=0 > > > hostname.carp0 > !ifconfig em0 up > vhid 1 carpdev em0 172.16.0.1 172.16.0.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up > > hostname.carp1 > !ifconfig em1 up > vhid 1 carpdev em1 172.16.1.1 172.16.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0 up > > > hostname.carp2 > !ifconfig bge0 up > !ifconfig vlan0 create > !ifconfig vlan0 vlan 3 vlandev bge0 up > vhid 1 carpdev vlan0 192.168.0.1 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.254.0 up > > hostname.carp3 up to hostname.carp9 (only the vlan interface numbers and > ip addresses are different) > !ifconfig vlan1 create > !ifconfig vlan1 vlan 4 vlandev bge0 up > vhid 1 carpdev vlan0 192.168.2.1 192.168.3.255 netmask 255.255.254.0 up > > > I also tried to use the em interfaces for the vlan devices, with the same > result, the interfaces do not stay in sync. assume the following: i > remove a cable from the backup host from the carp interfaces, doesn't > matter which one. The carp interface goes into init state, then i plug it > back in, and the interface goes into backup state. but with a chance of > about 1 of 5 the interface changes its state from backup to master, but > the other interfaces stay in backup mode. The second host has all > interfaces as master but the one as backup where at the first host the > corresponding interface is in master mode. > > > I also tried with different vhid's on all interfaces, but with no > different results. Anybody knows how to keep the carp interfaces on the > vlan devices in same state with the carp interfaces bound to the physical > interfaces? Any hint would be greatly appreciated. > > > lars > > -- > Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft f|r 0,- Euro*! > "Feel free" mit GMX DSL! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl
