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...eth2. kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely down for interface eth2, disabling it kernel: bonding: bond0: link status definitely up for interface eth2. On some days frequently and on others none. But there is no hw failure or similar. $ cat /sys/devices/virtual/net/bond0/bonding/{mode,arp_validate} active-backup 1 active 1 $ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0 DEVICE=bond0 BOOTPROTO=static IPADDR=MYIP NETMASK=MYMASK NETWORK=MYNET BROADCAST=MYCAST ONBOOT=yes TYPE=Ethernet BONDING_OPTS="mode=1 arp_interval=500 arp_validate=1 arp_ip_target=GATEIP,GATE2IP primary=eth0"...

Hello - Was wondering if anyone is running the bonding network driver in active/backup mode using arp_validate? I'm trying to deal with really crappy network switches from Dell and I thought I could work around their faults in the short term by switching from link monitoring to arp monitoring. But I ran into a situation just now that seems even arp monitoring isn't enough. This is my config for...

Hi all, Read many posts on the subject. Using 802.3ad. Few problems; Cannot ping some hosts on the network, they are all up. Cannot resolve via DNS which is one of the hosts that I cannot ping, internal nor external DNS hosts. Unplugging the NICS and plugging them back in will then not allow pining if the default d=gateway. When cold booting it somewhat works, some hosts are pingable while

I''m using bonding in active-fallback mode to guarantee maximum availability on some critical servers. The mii mode is active so I can detect things like dead card and/or unplugged cable even on the inactive slave. But how do I check that the inactive slave is properly configured/connected to the switch/vlan? I ask this question because it has just bitten me in a part I''ll keep