From: Laurent Deniel <deniel@worldnet.fr>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Ethernet NIC dual homing
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 18:23:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3BDC3F24.4D66FA0A@worldnet.fr> (raw)
Hi,
Does someone know if there is some work in the area of NIC dual homing ?
By NIC dual homing, I mean two network devices (e.g. Ethernet) that are
connected to the same IP subnet but only one is active (at IP level) at a
time. When a faulty condition is detected (e.g. link down or lack of I/O),
the kernel switches to the second NIC. Such a similar feature exists in
Tru64 UNIX (NetRAIN), HP-UX (APA) and Solaris (Sun Cluster pnmd).
What is the best way to handle that in Linux ? I thought about an IP virtual
device that could be mapped on two eternet NIC and some ioctl to switch from
one NIC to another or a generic virtual ethernet driver that could handle two
real ethernet drivers ?
Laurent
PS: please CC to me since I do not read lkml at a regular basis. TIA.
next reply other threads:[~2001-10-28 17:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-28 17:23 Laurent Deniel [this message]
2001-10-29 13:24 ` Ethernet NIC dual homing Martin Eriksson
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110281248320.5138-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-28 22:23 ` Laurent Deniel
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.10.10110281727070.5138-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2001-10-28 22:42 ` Laurent Deniel
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2001-10-29 13:39 willy tarreau
2001-10-29 19:59 ` Laurent Deniel
2001-10-29 22:17 ` Laurent Deniel
2001-10-29 22:32 ` willy tarreau
2001-10-29 22:26 ` willy tarreau
2001-10-29 22:59 ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-29 23:07 ` willy tarreau
2001-10-30 2:33 ` Dan Hollis
2001-10-30 2:55 ` Jonathan Lundell
2001-10-30 3:15 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-10-30 3:30 ` Jonathan Lundell
2001-10-30 4:57 ` Dan Hollis
2001-10-30 15:33 ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-30 4:55 ` Dan Hollis
2001-10-30 11:05 Chemolli Francesco (USI)
2001-10-30 11:33 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-30 11:14 Chemolli Francesco (USI)
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