On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 03:52:06PM +0100, Stephen Marley wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2005 at 09:30:07AM -0400, stan wrote:
> > fxp0: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> >         address: 00:90:27:43:79:0e
> >         media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT)
> >         status: active
> >         inet 205.159.77.11 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 205.159.77.255
> >         inet6 fe80::290:27ff:fe43:790e%fxp0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
> > fxp1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> >         address: 00:a0:c9:de:a3:19
> >         media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT)
> >         status: active
> >         inet 192.168.254.253 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.254.255
> >         inet6 fe80::2a0:c9ff:fede:a319%fxp1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
> > fxp2: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> >         address: 00:a0:c9:71:16:2e
> >         media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT)
> >         status: active
> >         inet 170.85.106.253 netmask 0xffffff80 broadcast 170.85.106.255
> >         inet6 fe80::2a0:c9ff:fe71:162e%fxp2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> 
> Why are your fxps on 10baseT? Are you using hubs instead of switches?
> Can't you use an x-over for pfsync?

Yes, at the moment (testing) they are all pluged inot 10MB hubs, including
the pfsysnc. 
> 
> > So, this leaves 2 questions.
> > 
> > 1. The docs say that bringing down the carp interface, should force a
> > failover, is this wrong?
> 
> I would have thought that downing the physical interfaces is a more
> realistic test. Pulling cables is good too.

Agreed, the only reason I went down teh dowing carp road was the explicti
note in the docs.

> 
> > 2. If I want to hook in other things (eg mail) on failover, should I build
> > and usef ifstaed, or is there a better way?
> 
> Ifstated may work, but perhaps pen is worth looking at
> http://siag.nu/pen/

Thansk, I'll check it out.

More testing this weekend.

Thansk for the help!

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