Route Question
list Geoff Hallford
Hi All, Does anyone know if the route tag in bb-hosts "chains"? I am trying to configure the route dependencies the best way possible. Would this work? Example: Host is HostA and the path to HostA is RTR1,STCH2,RTR3. bb-hosts Example (What I want to do): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR3 So that if say SWCH2 goes down, I won't get alerts for RTR3 or HostA (because the dependency "chains" from RTR3, to SWCH2 .... OR, do I have to do it like the following (whole path, each time): bb-hosts Example (What I don't really want to do but should work no matter what): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:RTR1,SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR1,SWCH2,RTR3 Thanks! I don't have a test network device to try this, which is why I am asking. Geoff Hallford 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra
list Josh Luthman
My money says it would work as expected. To be sure simply set a static arp entry for 10.30.30.30, switch2 and 10.20.20.20, rtr1. You should see the router go red and the switch go yellow. Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:
Hi All, Does anyone know if the route tag in bb-hosts "chains"? I am trying to configure the route dependencies the best way possible. Would this work? Example: Host is HostA and the path to HostA is RTR1,STCH2,RTR3. bb-hosts Example (What I want to do): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR3 So that if say SWCH2 goes down, I won't get alerts for RTR3 or HostA (because the dependency "chains" from RTR3, to SWCH2 .... OR, do I have to do it like the following (whole path, each time): bb-hosts Example (What I don't really want to do but should work no matter what): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:RTR1,SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR1,SWCH2,RTR3 Thanks! I don't have a test network device to try this, which is why I am asking. Geoff Hallford 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra
list Geoff Hallford
Perfect, thanks. I just need someone's confirmation. I will disable alerting later Today and give it a shot. I will let the list know, so that other can know as well. I think that should probably be added to the bb-hosts man page for the "route:" tag, since it doesn't explain that this can work and is much better to do. Geoff.
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>wrote:
My money says it would work as expected. To be sure simply set a static arp entry for 10.30.30.30, switch2 and 10.20.20.20, rtr1. You should see the router go red and the switch go yellow. Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:Hi All, Does anyone know if the route tag in bb-hosts "chains"? I am trying to configure the route dependencies the best way possible. Would this work? Example: Host is HostA and the path to HostA is RTR1,STCH2,RTR3. bb-hosts Example (What I want to do): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR3 So that if say SWCH2 goes down, I won't get alerts for RTR3 or HostA (because the dependency "chains" from RTR3, to SWCH2 .... OR, do I have to do it like the following (whole path, each time): bb-hosts Example (What I don't really want to do but should work no matter what): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:RTR1,SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR1,SWCH2,RTR3 Thanks! I don't have a test network device to try this, which is why I am asking. Geoff Hallford 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra
list Geoff Hallford
It works as you thought and I hoped. Thanks. It will chain.
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'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:
Perfect, thanks. I just need someone's confirmation. I will disable alerting later Today and give it a shot. I will let the list know, so that other can know as well. I think that should probably be added to the bb-hosts man page for the "route:" tag, since it doesn't explain that this can work and is much better to do. Geoff. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid>wrote:My money says it would work as expected. To be sure simply set a static arp entry for 10.30.30.30, switch2 and 10.20.20.20, rtr1. You should see the router go red and the switch go yellow. Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:Hi All, Does anyone know if the route tag in bb-hosts "chains"? I am trying to configure the route dependencies the best way possible. Would this work? Example: Host is HostA and the path to HostA is RTR1,STCH2,RTR3. bb-hosts Example (What I want to do): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR3 So that if say SWCH2 goes down, I won't get alerts for RTR3 or HostA (because the dependency "chains" from RTR3, to SWCH2 .... OR, do I have to do it like the following (whole path, each time): bb-hosts Example (What I don't really want to do but should work no matter what): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:RTR1,SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR1,SWCH2,RTR3 Thanks! I don't have a test network device to try this, which is why I am asking. Geoff Hallford 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra
list Josh Luthman
Thank you very much for documenting that here =)
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Josh Luthman
Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX
Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX
XXXX Wayne St
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Troy, OH XXXXX
Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
--- Henry Spencer
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:
It works as you thought and I hoped. Thanks. It will chain. 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid>wrote:Perfect, thanks. I just need someone's confirmation. I will disable alerting later Today and give it a shot. I will let the list know, so that other can know as well. I think that should probably be added to the bb-hosts man page for the "route:" tag, since it doesn't explain that this can work and is much better to do. Geoff.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Josh Luthman <user-4c45a83f15cb@xymon.invalid
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wrote:My money says it would work as expected. To be sure simply set a static arp entry for 10.30.30.30, switch2 and 10.20.20.20, rtr1. You should see the router go red and the switch go yellow. Josh Luthman Office: XXX-XXX-XXXX Direct: XXX-XXX-XXXX XXXX Wayne St Suite XXXX Troy, OH XXXXX Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Geoff Hallford <user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid
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wrote:Hi All, Does anyone know if the route tag in bb-hosts "chains"? I am trying to configure the route dependencies the best way possible. Would this work? Example: Host is HostA and the path to HostA is RTR1,STCH2,RTR3. bb-hosts Example (What I want to do): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR3 So that if say SWCH2 goes down, I won't get alerts for RTR3 or HostA (because the dependency "chains" from RTR3, to SWCH2 .... OR, do I have to do it like the following (whole path, each time): bb-hosts Example (What I don't really want to do but should work no matter what): 10.20.20.21 HOBBIT 10.20.20.20 RTR1 10.30.30.30 SWCH2 route:RTR1 10.40.40.40 RTR3 route:RTR1,SWCH2 10.40.40.41 HostA route:RTR1,SWCH2,RTR3 Thanks! I don't have a test network device to try this, which is why I am asking. Geoff Hallford 'Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.' --Yogi Berra