Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:58:51 GMT From: Scott Brickey <Me@SBrickey.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/117000: CARP using address-less host NIC (carpdev) Message-ID: <200710071858.l97IwpUH010584@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200710071900.l97J0AmT023848@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 117000 >Category: misc >Synopsis: CARP using address-less host NIC (carpdev) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Oct 07 19:00:10 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Scott Brickey >Release: 6.2 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD host.domain 6.2-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p5 #0: Mon Jul 2 20:09:36 EDT 2007 sullrich@builder6.pfsense.com:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/src/sys/pfSense.6 i386 >Description: OpenBSD calls it the "carpdev" option... it allows the host NIC to remain ip-less, and as a result allows CARP to be utilized when only a single IP is available. >How-To-Repeat: try to utilize CARP when you've only got a single address to use. >Fix: use OpenBSD >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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