Can you not just use a crossed cable for the CARP interfaces? sai
On 9/27/07, Shane B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Are these unmanaged switches?" > > Yeap, little 5 port workgroup switches (Linksys EZXS55W > http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416836711&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper) > > I'll look into pfSense and STP a bit further. > > Thanks =) > > > On 9/26/07, Chris Buechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Shane B wrote: > > > "went through fine both times. Just probably that I and others have > never > > > heard of or seen a pfsync change cause a loss of link." > > > > > > Ahh, I sense some tough love here. I had assumed that my post would > > > be echoed back out to me, but either the mailing list server or gmail > > > didn't do this. > > > > Nah, just confirming that it did go through, and a lot of times when > > people put that they're insinuating "why didn't anybody reply", and I > > was just explaining. > > > > With a normal mail client, you will get the message from the list, but > > gmail never shows you your own posts from the list. Even when it comes > > back to you with a modified subject line, which annoys me for the lists > > I use in gmail. Even the replies come back without the modified subject. > > Then some of your archived posts from the list have modified subjects > > throughout the thread, and some don't. You can check the archive at > > gmane.org to verify it went out to the list. > > > > > > > I'm no firewall programming network guru, if I was i'd be working with > > > you already on the project, so please forgive some lack of detailed > > > knowledge of the system. But since I was using inexpensive switches I > > > had assumed pfSense had initiated the blocking, mostly because when > > > you check ifconfig it shows one side of the bridge in blocking mode, > > > as opposed to the whole interface. > > > > Interesting... did somebody add STP and I missed it? :) > > > > Are these unmanaged switches? If so, they won't do STP, or at least I've > > never seen or heard of an unmanaged switch with STP, and have dealt with > > idiots doing things like plugging both ends of a patch cable into an > > unmanaged switch, which has the result you'd expect. > > > > Now it sounds to me like there is STP functionality in pfS, though it's > > the first I've heard of it. > > > > Having never setup anything like this, I'm going to refrain from > > commenting further. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
