Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:57:27 -0600 From: Tillman <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup static routes for freebsd (default) Message-ID: <20030806105727.B16062@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <DKEGJMBPOJNHIAGJMFNGKEPPCCAA.ezra@cfi.co.ug>; from ezra@cfi.co.ug on Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:53:55AM -0700 References: <36D04A8168B2D41182250008C7E6F8780484F69A@ukcamexch2.cbg.uk.corp.eu.uu.net> <DKEGJMBPOJNHIAGJMFNGKEPPCCAA.ezra@cfi.co.ug>
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On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:53:55AM -0700, Ezra Banoba wrote: > Hi, > It works like magic. > But then, ... that means I still would have to use a script to mark the > interface as down when the remote gateway is inaccessible. Or is there a way > to automagically mark the interface down if the network is inaccessible? Dynamic routing protocols, such as provided by zebra/quagga? On a multi-access link, determining that the network is down is somewhat difficult unless you can build some kind of keep-alive state-checking mechanism (which is one of the functions that most routing protocols provide). -T -- One day someone asked Master Yun-men: "I've heard it said that one should not leave home to become a monk without parents' consent. How then should one leave home?" "Shallow!" the Master said. "I don't understand." "Deep!" replied the Master. Master Yun-men
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