On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 04:31:30 +0000, "SB CH" <chulmin2@hotmail.com> wrote in message <F93GsRbHozNNrUIY7Hp0001b6f5@hotmail.com>: > > Hello, all. > > I would like to set standby switch like this. > So if a main switch is down, I would like to service with standby > switch instead of main switch. > (traffic using only main switch and just connects with standby switch > at normal state) > and I connected main switch with eth0, Sub switch with eth1, > and additionally connects standby switch with eth2 at the bridge > firewall. > > > Main Switch Standby Switch > | | > | | > --------------------------- > | > Bridge Firewall > > | > Sub Switch > > > Then, How can I change this brctl script? > > ### pre configuration just using eth0 and eth1 > brctl addbr br0 > brctl stp br0 off > brctl addif br0 eth0 > brctl addif br0 eth1 > ifconfig eth0 down > ifconfig eth1 down > ifconfig eth0 0.0.0.0 promisc up > ifconfig eth1 0.0.0.0 promisc up > ifconfig br0 211.1.1.1 promisc up ..drop this: > route add default gw 211.1.1.1 ..let the bridge _learn_ about the two other routes. > should do I change like this to us standby switch? > Will it works well? > doesn't do loop? ..try 'brctl --help' for syntax, you want to set the "path cost" low to the main switch, and high to the standby switch. ..yeah, I know, 'brctl' does the same thing, it shows usage. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
