From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 6 09:57:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFBC337B401 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:57:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.seekingfire.com (coyote.seekingfire.com [24.72.10.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1860C43F75 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:57:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tillman@seekingfire.com) Received: from blues.seekingfire.prv (blues.seekingfire.prv [192.168.23.211]) by mail.seekingfire.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41EE646 for ; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:57:30 -0600 (CST) Received: (from tillman@localhost) by blues.seekingfire.prv (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h76GvRe17060 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:57:27 -0600 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 10:57:27 -0600 From: Tillman To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030806105727.B16062@seekingfire.com> References: <36D04A8168B2D41182250008C7E6F8780484F69A@ukcamexch2.cbg.uk.corp.eu.uu.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from ezra@cfi.co.ug on Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 07:53:55AM -0700 X-Urban-Legend: There is lots of hidden information in headers Subject: Re: backup static routes for freebsd (default) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 16:57:32 -0000 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