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From: Terje Elde <terje@elde.net>
Subject: Re: lagg(4) question
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:46:31 +0100
To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>
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On 15. nov. 2013, at 15:49, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net> wrote:

> I'm interested in using lagg(4) to provide failover from a main wireless l=
ink to a backup link. Unfortunately, one of the common failure modes, when a=
 link fails, is for the Ethernet port on the radio to stay up but not pass a=
ny traffic.

What Frank said.=20

But also, if you can't fix it at L2, look at L3. That is, instead of doing e=
thernet-failover, you could use IP and routing-based failover, based on RIP o=
r OSPF. That'll be a bit to read up on though.=20

Terje