Baldur Norddahl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to setup a high availability firewall using two identical 
> servers. If there is some information on how this has been done before, 
> I would welcome any pointers.
> 
> My own idea involves using HeartBeat to switch the active IP address 
> between the two firewalls. This will effectively create a 
> "active/passive" system, where the passive firewall is simply a hot 
> standby in case the primary fails.

Documentation of my experiences here:
http://linuxman.wikispaces.com/Shorewall+basic+failover+with+heartbeat

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