On Friday, 02/12/2016 at 02:48 GMT, Robert J Brenneman <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I'm unimaginative, but I can't think of a network topology where the > defaults make sense. > > What is this set of defaults supposed to /make easier/ ?
I believe the answer is buried here: >> This may seem wrong but it usually makes >> sense, because it increases the chance of successful >> communication. IP addresses are owned by the complete host on Linux, not >> by particular interfaces I believe that's an oblique reference to virtual IP addresses (VIPs) in support of virtual hosting. These IPs really don't care which interface they use, which is fine when you're in a dumb hub/switch environment, but when learning-mode switches are watching, you need to use the same interface each time. Changing to a different interfaces is an elegant waltz, not a mosh. Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant Lab Services System z Delivery Practice IBM Systems & Technology Group ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 [email protected] IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
