From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 19 07:43:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F337616A4CE for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:43:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx1.clickcom.com (mx2.clickcom.com [209.198.22.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2628E43FBD for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:43:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jsmailing@clickcom.com) Received: from aesop (calefaction.clickcom.com [209.198.22.19]) by mx1.clickcom.com (email) with ESMTP id 3AE8C146028; Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:15:05 -0500 (EST) From: "John Straiton" To: Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:07:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 Thread-index: AcOuGIHACiDFFmM+TcW9Wk/436kamQ== Message-Id: <20031119151505.3AE8C146028@mx1.clickcom.com> Subject: Dual Ethernet NIC w/ failover X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:43:13 -0000 Greets! I have seen a number of posts regarding support of the dual ethernet cards, however I haven't seen a lot of posts regarding the availability of dual ethernet cards with working failover software... I have a couple of the Intel 10/100/1000's on hand but it appears that the software they use only comes in a linux binary. I'm a bit leary of trying to shoehorn it into working with the linux binary compatibility (assuming I could) since the whole purpose of having a dual ethernet NIC is to take variables *out* of the networking. I'm looking to try to hook a 5.1-R machine up to two separate switches that connect to the same core and run spanning tree so that a failure in either a switch or a network cable would automagically fail over to the other port at the same IP. Does anyone have any suggestions on dual gigabit NICs that they have been able to get into switch-failover mode? John Straiton jks@ clickcom.com Clickcom, Inc 704-365-9970x101