Sorry for the delay, Please find attached configs. Its a curious problem...
> Subject: Re: [Linux-HA] HA Firewall> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:38:30 -0500> > On Thu, > 2007-10-25 at 22:23 +0100, North Country Boy wrote:> > Ok ok, I admit. I dont > get it!!!!> > > > I am trying to config a simple HA firewall and it just isnt > working to how I had imagined.> > > > Ok here is the deal.> > > > The > Firewall has two interfaces> > > > 1) Internal interface eth1 192.168.0.254> > > > > 2) External Interface eth0 195.63.63.100, 195.63.63.101, 195.63.63.102> > > > > The plan would be that in the event of failure, these IP addresses as > well as an iptables script would be brought online on the second box.> > > > > The story so far....> > > > Because I am new to this, I wanted to take things > nice and slowly and realise the full solution in stages so that I could learn > & understand. I decided to test a simple failover with one ip just using the > external interface.> > > > I added a second nic to both machines (node1 & > node2) and got heartbeat working no problem. Using the verison 1 haresource > file, I added the following line> > > > node1 195.63.63.101> > > > In the > ha.cf file I added> > > > ping 195.63.63.254 (an external router accessible > by both nodes)> > > > Also I added the ipfail command.> > > > Ok so heartbeat > all looks good so far, the new address 195.63.63.101 is added as eth1:0 > > > > > No I prevent access to the external router from node1, it recognises that > it can no longer reach 195.63.63.254 in the logs, whilst node 2 says and does > nothing. huh????> > I thought that at this point, ipfail flags a failure and > the failover process begins????> > > > Conicidentally, pulling the heartbeat > cable causes the failover to happen perfectly (which is nice to know).> > > > > So now I am left wondering... If my external eth0 card fails, this isnt > enough to cause failover?> > Yes, if things are configured correctly.> > I > have been dealing with v2 only, so I won't be able to help you with> your > configs, but I did play with v1 a tiny bit and I remember ipfail> working > fine.> > Speaking of configs, you should post your ha.cf and haresources > files> along with logs. I believe the list prefers attachments rather than> > inline.> > [...]> > -- > Matt Zagrabelny - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (218) 726 > 8844> University of Minnesota Duluth> Information Technology Systems & > Services> PGP key 1024D/84E22DA2 2005-11-07> Fingerprint: 78F9 18B3 EF58 56F5 > FC85 C5CA 53E7 887F 84E2 2DA2> > He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot > keep to gain what he cannot> lose.> -Jim Elliot _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk
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