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HIPL Multi-homing problems

Asked by changyou xing

Hi, I' m running HIPL on a multi-homing host with two Ethernet interfaces A and B, and the two interfaces all have a route to a destination host D. Suppose firstly interface A is used to communicate with host D, and if interface A is down during the communication process, can HIPL automatically handover the communication traffic to interface B? Thank you in advance.

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Best Miika Komu (miika-iki) said : 		#1

HIPL daemon sends a heart-beat -message (ICMPv6 requests) inside the tunnel. If the ICMPv6 responses are not received, the daemon tries a handover. So, the answer to your question is "yes" - that is, unless you turn the default off.

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changyou xing (chyouxing) said : 		#2

Yes, I have done the experiment and it works propely, thank you.

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changyou xing (chyouxing) said : 		#3

Thanks Miika Komu, that solved my question.