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Re: Multipathing ethernet adapters?

From: Adam Morley (adam-openbsd-miscgmi.com)
Date: Thu Nov 04 2004 - 17:43:35 CST


On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 04:20:42PM -0500, Jim Razmus wrote:
> * Adam Morley <adam-openbsd-miscgmi.com> [041104 15:35]:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've started using OpenBSD more at work, but one of the requirements
> > we have is to provide failover between network switches. Each system
> > has at least two nics, plugged into two different switches that are
> > stacked, or trunked, or etherchanneled, or whatevered together. This
> > means if switches fail, the server is still "accessible." We also have
> > methods to failover the clients too.
[snip]
> > I'm basically looking for BTDT, to avoid too much dinking around. But
> > if there isn't BTDT, I'll dink around. ;-)
> >
> Check the src for ifstated. I think that's what your looking for.

Hi Jim,

That is exactly what I'm looking for. It doesn't look like it's in 3.6,
so I take it it's a new thing for 3.7?

Either way, I think I'm happy!

thanks a bunch,

--
adam