Hi, If both your adapters are Intel 8255x adapters, I suggest you look here - http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/ans/linux/linansoverview.ht m You get automatic fault detection and failover from the designated primary adapter to the backup adapter. When link is restored, traffic will return to the first adapter automatically. You also get adaptive load balancing and support for EtherChannel link aggregation for the same price (which is zero ;-). Newer versions will support multi vendor teaming too. Regards, Shmulik Hen Software Engineer Linux ANS Network Communications Group, Jerusalem -----Original Message----- From: Mario Mikocevic [mailto:mozgy@hinet.hr] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 3:30 PM To: linux-net@vger.kernel.org Cc: mozgy@hinet.hr Subject: network redudancy pointer needed Hi, for example following system -> one box, two eth devices (possibly the same type) How can I setup that box that it has only one IP and if connection through one eth card fails (switch on fire) it activates second eth card (very probably on some other switch) with same ifconfig parameters as the first one (ofcourse MAC is different) ? Bonding (trunking or whatever) is not the desired solution. I already tried with some scripts ifup/downing ethX and fiddling with awk & nameif & modules.conf but I wonder is there any better solution ? Even commercial ? Please Cc: me as I'm not subscribed. TIA, -- Mario Mikočević (Mozgy) My favourite FUBAR ... - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
