Re: ifstated improperly handles link-state of physical interfaces

[Thomas Linden <tom_(_at_)_co_(_dot_)_daemon_(_dot_)_de>]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 04:22:40PM +0100, Henning Brauer wrote:
> le(4) is not capable of reporting the link state.

Ah, ok - so I'll try it on another machine.
 
> well, ifstated is a construction zone at best, so Use At Own Risk 
> applies more than ever ;)

I know that, my intention to post this here, was to inform the
developers about the issue.
 
> what do people ifstated actually USE for? or, why do they think they 
> need it?

I want to use it for a redundant firewall which is reachable by a carp
address. The carp master must switch to the other firewall node if the
internet connection on the master goes down (i.e. a multihomed
environment). Another use is in combination with the software
loadbalancer 'balance'.


kind regards, Tom

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