> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-m...@openbsd.org [mailto:owner-m...@openbsd.org] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Ross > Subject: Number of static IP addresses needed for CARP > ... > I understand that I'll need to drop a small switch between the cable modem > and the redundant firewalls but what I don't understand clearly is how > many real, external static IPs I'm going to need. Page 120 of the Book of > PF 2 has a diagram that makes me think I'll need 3--carp0 on each firewall > gets the IP I have now, and the $ext_if on each firewall gets another > static IP each. Three is nice, but only one on the CARP interface is necessary. -Steve S.