Patrick wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am trying to come up with an architecture that has some redundancy.
>The idea is to hook up the two GbE LAN interfaces of a CentOS server to
>two Gigabit Ethernet switches. In case one switch goes down, there is a
>redundant path (the server is redundant too). Here is the idea:
>
> -----------
> | GbE |
> PCs ------------| switch |------------
> | | ----------- |
> | ----------------- -----------------
> ---| Workgoup Switch | | CentOS/Asterisk |
> | ----------------- -----------------
> | | ----------- |
> VoIP ------------| GbE |------------
>Phones | switch |
> -----------
>
>
>
Why don't you just bond the two interfaces? An alternative would be to
use one interface as a primary link and periodically check its
"hearbeat". If the interface goes down, you just add the route for the
other interface to your default gateway. Bonding the 2 channels is
probably the easier method, though.
Cheers,
