Peter Memishian wrote:
> So the question is, for an 802.3 device (in this case its 10/100 only),
> what guidelines are appropriate for debouncing link status changes?
>
> I always assumed early/fast notification was good for the benefit of IP
> multipathing and 802.3ad, but perhaps the link bounces that occur when
> link is renegotiated due to administrative action are detrimental.
> Certainly it seems like they don't help out with NWAM.
FWIW, bouncing during hardware initialization actually is IPMP-toxic, in
that it triggers spurious failovers at boot.
Good to know. Is there some guideline on how timely link failure
notifications should be, though?
-- Garrett
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