Re: LVS-DR, Cisco switch, and ARPtables

[Brett Simpson <simpsonb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 02 December 2004 08:32, Joseph Mack wrote:
> Brett Simpson wrote:
> > Is this an arp caching problem on my Cisco switch?
>
> most likely yes. cisco switches don't allow you to have the
> same IP on several NICs each with different MAC addresses,
> even though the tcpip specs allow you to do this. See section
> 5.17 in the HOWTO - "wierd hardware"

I'm working with my Cisco admin and were trying to figure out what to change 
on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch. 

He also said that the Cisco switch doesn't maintain ARP and it only deals with 
MAC addresses and not IP. Any comments?

Thanks,
Brett