Speaking of stateful PIX's, if I make a change on 1 PIX, and it has failover on, will it automatically make a change on the other PIX?
""Gaz"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > In article , [EMAIL PROTECTED] > says... > > Hi, > > > > In a Stataful configuration, and two PIX are interconnected via a > > dedicated Failover Fastethernet, in case of the Active unit's Internal > > interface fails, is there any method to shift traffic to the Standby > > unit's Internal interface to maintain connectivity, thanks. > > > > Leo > > Best Regards. > Not sure what you mean there. That's what failover does unless I'm > misunderstanding your question. > > You configure the main IP address for the interface and you configure a > failover address. If the Pix's decide that the active one has a problem > (power,interface down etc) the secondary pix takes over the main IP > address. > If the primary is still contactable it will have the failover IP address > on its inside interface. > > That's why it's safe to telnet to the main IP address and you know that > you're on the active Pix, but by console you need to do a show fail to > make sure the device you're on is primary active or secondary active > before you make changes. > > Regards, > > Gaz Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=51520&t=51491 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
