RE: [qmailtoaster] Steps to change the IP address of qmail server

2007-04-19 Thread Jared Markell
This isn't bad. Only thing I would do differently is possible setting both IPs in your MX records, the new one having a lower priority, before you do the IP change. This can only be done though, if you know the new IP address. domain IN MX 10 old.ip.add.ress IN MX 20 new.ip.add.ress

Re: [qmailtoaster] Steps to change the IP address of qmail server

2007-04-19 Thread Bill Kwok
Dear Jared, Thank you very much. Best regards, Bill On 4/20/07, Jared Markell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This isn't bad. Only thing I would do differently is possible setting both IPs in your MX records, the new one having a lower priority, before you do the IP change. This can only be done

Re: [qmailtoaster] Steps to change the IP address of qmail server

2007-04-19 Thread Janno Sannik
isn't using 2 isps in parallel an option? I have done it like this twice. works /w 0 downtime. Bill Kwok wrote: Dear Jared, Thank you very much. Best regards, Bill On 4/20/07, *Jared Markell* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This isn't bad. Only thing I would

Re: [qmailtoaster] Steps to change the IP address of qmail server

2007-04-19 Thread Bill Kwok
Dear Janno, Thank you for the recommendation. Although my server has only 1 NIC right now, your suggestion is very attractive. May be I should add anohter NIC when it's possible. I've also heard from the list that qmail will always use the last eth interface. Would you show me how to run

Re: [qmailtoaster] Steps to change the IP address of qmail server

2007-04-19 Thread Janno Sannik
I used this: http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.rpdb.multiple-links.html howto to route multiple uplinks. At first i configured the first one (old one) to be default gateway. Then i got another uplink then i changed script to reflect that. And it worked flawlessly. This is needed for your qmail box