> We're trying to create a high availability FreeBSD
> cluster with a standby machine being able to take over for a
> failed host
I'm about to be in a similar situation and was planning a gratuitous ARP. It
seems a lot easier than attempting to take over the MAC adddress. Any
comments?
Dave
> Hello all,
>
> This issue was discussed last year, but I can't find any information on
> a resolution. We're trying to create a high availability FreeBSD
> cluster with a standby machine being able to take over for a failed host,
> and need the standby machine to have its own MAC address, plus
Paul has written some code ("setmac", referred to in
the second thread above) that may provide some pointers.
Charles
-Original Message-
From: Les Biffle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 7:20 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Multiple MAC addresses per NIC
Hello all,
This issue was discussed last year, but I can't find any information on
a resolution. We're trying to create a high availability FreeBSD
cluster with a standby machine being able to take over for a failed host,
and need the standby machine to have its own MAC address, plus the MAC
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