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Date:      Thu, 6 Aug 2020 17:40:27 -0400
From:      Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
To:        Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Unroutable packer to specific IP forces process to run
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On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 5:39 PM Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 8/6/20 2:35 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
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>
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> On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 5:33 PM Don Wilde <dwilde1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 8/6/20 2:30 PM, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
>> > I have VPN that has stability problems (the fault of the ISP and they
>> admit
>> > it) I have set up one my FreeBSD machine as a router for that specific
>> VPN:
>> > # on non-gateway machines in /etc/rc.conf
>> > static_routes="internalnet2"
>> > route_internalnet2="-net 10.31.10.0/24 192.168.11.60"
>> >
>> > Is there any way to force the gateway machine to run a preset command if
>> > 10.31.10.0/24 is unreachable?  (i.e. reset the connection)
>> What about a simple scripted cron-job ping, Aryeh? Sometimes the
>> simplest solutions are the best.
>>
>
> The amount time the connection stays up is unpredictable and due to the
> use case it needs to be repaired immediately if down (not even a 5 min
> delay for cron to do its normal wake up and look for a job is acceptable)
>
> Understood.
>
> So how about a simple C daemon that pings every ten seconds? Just set the
> ping count to 1.
>

System load.  (the gateway also hosts 3 moderately used VM's)

>
>
>> --
>> Don Wilde
>> ****************************************************
>> * What is the Internet of Things but a system      *
>> * of systems including humans?                     *
>> ****************************************************
>>
>>
>
> --
> Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org
>
> --
> Don Wilde
> ****************************************************
> * What is the Internet of Things but a system      *
> * of systems including humans?                     *
> ****************************************************
>
>

-- 
Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org



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