From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 00:22:27 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32156106566C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:22:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ddesimone@verio.net) Received: from relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net (relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net [131.103.218.177]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00DA58FC08 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:22:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net (iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net [198.87.7.164]) by relay2-bcrtfl2.verio.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 140A71FF015C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Thread-Index: AcwvqUv+XnHoHFi8Q+aDsu5o0RVgIQ== Received: from dllstx1-8sst9f1.corp.verio.net ([10.144.2.53]) by iad-wprd-xchw01.corp.verio.net over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:22:24 -0400 Received: by dllstx1-8sst9f1.corp.verio.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:22:23 -0500 Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:22:23 -0500 From: "David DeSimone" To: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20110621002222.GK972@verio.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.4862 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-12-10) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jun 2011 00:22:24.0736 (UTC) FILETIME=[4B5E6E00:01CC2FA9] Subject: Re: Carp vhid with vlan id's alignment X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:22:27 -0000 Rafael Ganascim wrote: > > I'm planning and testing a new FreeBSD router, with vlans and carp > interfaces. There are a lot of vlans, with high vlan IDs. We have, for > example: > > dot1q vlan id: 1530 > > Iface igb0 > vlan1530 > carp1530 > vhid 10 The VHID is there to help differentiate multiple CARP implementations on the same broadcast domain. If you are only going to have one CARP instance on each vlan, they can all use the same VHID in every vlan, without conflicting. -- David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox@verio.net "I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it." -- Clarence Darrow This email message is intended for the use of the person to whom it has been sent, and may contain information that is confidential or legally protected. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, you are not authorized to copy, distribute, or otherwise use this message or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Verio, Inc. makes no warranty that this email is error or virus free. Thank you.