Check the switches you use at LAN. I think there were some strange errors reported previously with some specific switches where it looked like the keepalive broadcasts were lost somewhere and the backup machine didn't see the master anymore. Are the switches used at WAN and LAN the same model and vendor?
Holger -----Original Message----- From: Alastair Stevens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:44 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: [pfSense Support] CARP - battle of the firewalls Hi again We're gradually getting closer to our desired setup: 2 pfSense boxes with CARP failover, each with multiple LAN interfaces and load-balanced dual WANs. This is obviously quite a complex setup, and getting it all working at once seems elusive - but we're almost there! At the moment, the biggest problem is still CARP. When firewall B is brought up, it tries to become "master" for both LAN interfaces, whilst remaining "backup" for the WANS. This is at the same time that firewall A is "master" for everything, as it should be. So the CARP failover just isn't working - the machines seem to be fighting each other to become master, which breaks things. I have checked the settings, and consulted the list, multiple times, but can't get to the bottom of this. Any more ideas on why CARP is behaving so erratically? The machines are both running RC1 + SNAPSHOT_07_06_2006, as suggested by Scott earlier, and they have a dedicated crossover link for the pfsync traffic. Regards Alastair ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
