Re: LVS-DR, Cisco switch, and ARPtables

[Joseph Mack <mack.joseph@xxxxxxx>]

Brett Simpson wrote:

> If I enable this on my Realserver will it cause any adverse affects?
> 
> echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/send_redirects
> echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/default/send_redirects
> echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/bond0/send_redirects

I don't think so. These commands stop routers from updating
the arp table of machines sending packets. The realservers
aren't routing in an LVS

Joe

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