freebsd bridging and failover

From: Val P (secureplay_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 12/01/03

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To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org

    Is there a way to implement a failover in a bridge? Basically I'd like to keep two
    filtering bridges on the network at the same time, one primary and one backup.
    However, since freebsd bridging doesn't support STP, I can't do that without creating
    a loop. Is there something (like the vrrp implementation but for bridges) that I can use?
     
    Theoretically I can interconnect the two bridges over a serial port and write some sort
    of heartbeat application, but I'd rather have a solution that has already been tested.
    Also, my simplistic solution would cause existing connections to be disconnected
    during the failover.
     
     
     
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