From: Mark Watts <m.watts@eris.qinetiq.com>
Organization: QinetiQ
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, <jyri.poldre@artecdesign.ee>
Subject: Re: Ethernet driver link state propagation to ip stack
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:03:43 +0000
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> All,
>
> I am experiencing issues with connecting two network adapters to the same
> subnet, eg.
>
> eth0 192.168.100.200
> eth1 192.168.100.201
>
> The task is to have redundant connections to two different hubs. In case
> one link goes down the connection should go through the other.

Use the bonding.o driver. This scenario is _exactly_ what it's designed for 
(when mode=1)

Mark.

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