[quagga-users 8760] Problem with VPN
Hello, this is the first time i use this mailing list, so first of all,
Hi Everybody!
Now, back to business, I've been making tests of quagga in simple and
controlled environments, and so far so good, it has worked great.
The thing I've been testing is the use of route changes between VPN
links between our offices , using alternate static routes with higher
costs, so that when one goes down, the other takes it's place. the
diagram explains it a bit, as much as in a text diagram is possible. the
3 machines have quagga configured with 4 static routes (2 main routes
and 2 alternate with a cost of 100)
________
| PC_0 |
* * | |172.16.0.0/24
openvpn * |________|
ppp * :
* :
* : openvpn
* : ppp
* 172.16.1.0/24 : 172.16.2.0/24
________ ___:____
| PC_1 | ppp | PC_2 |
| | ************| |
|_______| openvpn |_______|
The problem is that the switching of routes works when you remove
logically the link
(ie. [root]# ifconfig tun0 down ), but when you either physically
remove one link to the VPN, or simply remove the route to reach the
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