Bjorn Isaksson wrote:

> Consider the following situation:
> 
> 
>    H1 -
>         \         LB
>          \       /  \             
>    H2 ---- S ---1    2---1 R ------  
>          / 
>         / 
>    H3 -
>    
> (I hope the use of letters and numbers is not too confusing,
>  but it helps me think. :)
> 
> This is three hosts (H1,H2,H3) connected to switch (S).
> S is connected to the first interface of a linuxbox (LB1)
> and the LB in turn is connected to a router (R).
> 
> I would like the existance of LB to be transaparent for
> all hosts, that is if I reroute the cable S-LB1 to S-R1
> I would not have to change the configuration of the hosts.

You will need to make LB perfom proxy-ARP for all of the hosts to
which it is directly connected (H1-H3 and R).

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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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