Create CARP interface in state INIT?

[Damien Fleuriot]

On 15 Aug 2013, at 16:01, Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst at tdx.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> 
> --On 13 August 2013 15:34 +0200 Daniel Hartmeier <daniel at benzedrine.cx> wrote:
> 
>> So, don't configure the carp interface in rc.conf, but do it in
>> /etc/rc.local, and be careful to add the address while the vhid is not
>> yet configured, as in:
>> 
>>  ifconfig carp0 create
>>  ifconfig carp0 inet 192.168.107.21
>>  ifconfig carp0 down
>>  ifconfig carp0 vhid 21 pass secret advskew 100
> 
> Hmmm, I tried that - and it leaves the interface in a 'weird' state (at least not the state I was expecting):
> 
> carp0: flags=9<UP,LOOPBACK> metric 0 mtu 1500
>       inet 192.168.107.21 netmask 0xffffff00
>       nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> 
> Subsequently doing a 'ifconfig carp0' doesn't bring it up either :(
> 
> -Karl
> 

Running CARP in production from rc.conf fine here.

What version of the OS are you using ?