Network Adapter Failover in Linux?

Posted by Cliff on Sunday November 4, 2001 @02:08PM from the this-does-not-mean-full-HA dept.

Brian the Wise asks: "Is there anything avaible for Linux that can compare to the IP Multipathing in Solaris 8? I need it specifically for the active/passive failover of ethernet interfaces. A search around the net has only come up with HA Linux and LVS, but they're both talking about complete machine failover. All I want is for the system to move the IP configuration from one ethernet interface to a dormant one on the same machine when it detects the link going down on a single machine. Is there anything with a proven track record out there?"

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failoverd by b-side.org · 2001-11-04 14:32 · Score: 4, Informative

http://ps-ax.com/failoverd/failoverd-pod.html

and it needs an owner.

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Another idea. by MindStalker · 2001-11-04 14:50 · Score: 4, Informative

Something elhse you might want to try is having both ethernet devices have the same IP. Its possible, look into it, most switches (as it hub/switch) nowadays support it, I know the linksys ones do atleast. That way you actually get a faster output from the machine, AND you get failover at the same time.