Re: Dual ethernet ports, one IP address

From: Paul (pjb8774_at_rit.edu)
Date: 07/24/05 

Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 17:14:49 -0600

Perhaps is it possible for you to write an script? I would think it is
possible for a script to check the network interface and if one fail,
automatically switch over to the other one?

Hoshisato wrote:
> Well, I'm looking for a failover mechanism where one ethernet interface
> takes over from the other when it fails and continues with the same IP
> address. Clustering, but then on the same Linux server.
>

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