Re: 2 net cards on the same network
Thanks, I want to do this because one card is an ATM card which is
155mb/sec but is in pre alpha stages in linux. I want the other card to be
there as a backup in case the ATM fails. I guess with that setup I could
just set both to the same IP and leave the ethernet car unconfigured
unless the ATM card dies.
BTW does anyone have a good script/something to test and see if an
interface has failed? I'm thinking the best way to do this is have
anouther computer connected to the server and to the network and have
the second monitor the server and tell theserver it if the ATM card has
failed.
On Sat, 5 Sep 1998, Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
> >does anyone know how to set up the routes to have 2 network
> >cards(differtent ip's) on the same network?
>
> The configs would be the same, except your default route would have to be
> one of the cards. Then, if the card fails, you'd delete the default route,
> and add it to the second card.
>
> Typically, this isn't utilized since you won't increase the bandwidth at
> all, unless some of your other devices on the network go through one card,
> and the rest go through the other cards.
>
> I do this with my NT file servers - the first NIC card sits on the network
> that feeds the rest of the house, and the second NIC connects to a small
> hub, which the backup server sit upon, so when ArcServe (backup software)
> is hammering the network, its not so apparent on the public side of the
> network throughout the rest of the house. I can back up the server, and
> get throughput close to 40Mb a second, without hampering my other
> workstations from accessing resources, say, the internet for example.
>
> Two NICs are typically used for a dual-homed system, where the segments are
> different for each NIC card. One card still has to be the default route
> for access to items external to the two segments.
>
>
> Frederic Breitwieser
> Bridgeport, CT 06606
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