From: jonatale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:55:36 GMT-3
it will still send traffic to both until the ARP cache times out, then it will
drop half. i don't know the Cisco ARP timeout.
vr4drvr . wrote:
> Here's a static routing question that I need answered. I do have theories,
> but I need a proof positive answer. Simple scenario.
>
> R2---10.1.1.0/24
> R1----|
> R3---10.1.1.0/24
>
> 3 routers are connected to an ethernet segment. R1 has 2 static routes to
> the 10.1.1.0/24 network pointing to the IP address of the next hop ethernets
> on R2 and R3, thereby providing load balancing and fault tolerance. My
> question is... if an ethernet interface on R2 was to go down, how does that
> affect the routing from R1 to the 10.1.1.0 network? For instance, will R1
> drop half the traffic? How does the ARP cache on R1 impact routing, or
> rather, how is routing impacted by the ARP cache? Will the static route
> through R2 get dropped so to speak?
>
> TIA.
>
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