Re: [gentoo-user] Suggestions? Network monitoring scripts

[fire-eyes]

Ian Clowes wrote:
> fire-eyes wrote:
>
>>I'm looking for suggestions on software which could do the following 1)
>>if our primary gateway goes down, do nothing 2) if it does go down,
>>change the default gateway to line B 3) when the primary comes back, set
>>the gateway back to B. I have two physical interfaces and one alias.
>
>
> Hi again
>
> I did something similar on a RedHat system with modems hooked up to
> different telcos and ISPs some years ago.  I no longer have the scripts
> to hand, but they were similar in consept to the example posted to this
> list under the thread 'Load Balancing / Redundant Network ?' today.
>
> I think I just set the default route off of the box, which in my case
> brought up the second PPP connection.  I had one script constantly
> checking the status of the primary PPP line and one checking the status
> of the active line.
>
> The primary monitor would test the line every five minutes and switch
> to/from the secondary as necessary.  There were some rules to not switch
> every five minutes in case the primary line was having a bout of
> intermittent problems.  I think I left the secondary up for at least 30
> minutes if ever it was switched to.
>
> The active monitor reported loss of the currently active line and what
> it was doing about it, especially if it was the secondard i/f and the
> primary was still flagged as failing.
>
> Is that the sort of thing you're looking for or do you need a 'proper'
> package?
>
> IanC

Yeah that's what I'm looking for. I am looking at mon, I'm just looking
for some other utilities as well. Hopefully a package, as I'm pressed
for time.

Thank you for your responses!

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