To: Allen Lau/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] strict interface arp patch for Linux 2.4.2
Hello,
On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Allen Lau wrote:
>> I want to bring your attention to a Linux ARP patch we plan to use for
load balancing and server
>> clustering. The available arp filter and hidden patch are not
completely satisfactory. The following
> Can you explain what setup can't be build using arp_filter,
> hidden or rp_filter and particulary where "hidden" fails for clusters,
> it is very interesting?
The function provided by "hidden" is a necessary element but not
sufficient. I suppose arp_filter
has to be combined with the hidden patch. I dislike hiding an interface,
and the hidden patch is no
longer included in the major distributions which makes delivering a
solution difficult.
In this example, 1.1.1.11 2.2.2.22 are virtual ip's which can float between
boxes and interfaces.
I want virtual ip 1.1.1.11 to be known to clients through eth0 node1
(2.2.2.22 eth1 node2). Node1
can redirect 1.1.1.11 traffic to eth0 node2.
node1 node2
lo:1 1.1.1.11 lo:1 1.1.1.11
lo:2 2.2.2.22 lo:2 2.2.2.22
eth0 1.1.1.1 eth1 2.2.2.1 eth0 1.1.1.2 eth1
2.2.2.2
eth0:1 1.1.1.11
eth1:1 2.2.2.22
On node1, does hiding loopback hide 1.1.1.11? and can 2.2.2.1 be advertised
as source ip in arp
requests from eth0?
>> To generalize, each real server may have multiple nic's of different
types. The task becomes one of
?> maintaining strict identity of each of the real and virtual ip
addresses. The Linux ARP has the
>> following behaviors which are problematic for maintaining strict
interface identify.
>>
>> 1) box responds to arp on all interfaces on the same wire for an IP
address (arp race)
> rp_filter and arp_filter can help here but this "arp race" is not
> an evil in some setups
I believe "arp race" may cause purges in a switched network. It certainly
is counter to maintaining
strict interface identity.
Regards
Allen Lau
-- Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
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