Re: [Devil-linux-develop] [ devil-linux-Feature Requests-864426 ] add fake

[Friedrich L. <fl...@fl...>]

SourceForge.net wrote on 22.12.2003 15:09 MET:
> Feature Requests item #864426, was opened at 2003-12-22 09:09
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> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=410646&aid=864426&group_id=34096
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> Category: Packages
> Group: Next Release
> Status: Open
> Priority: 5
> Submitted By: Heiko Zuerker (smiley73)
> Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
> Summary: add fake
> 
> Initial Comment:
> http://www.vergenet.net/linux/fake/
> Fake has been designed to switch in backup servers on a
> LAN. In particular it has been designed to backup Mail,
> Web and Proxy servers during periods of both
> unscheduled and scheduled down time.
> 
> Fake allows you to take over the IP address of another
> machine in the LAN by bringing up an additional
> interface and making use of ARP spoofing. The
> additional interface can be either a physical interface
> or an IP alias.
> 
> Fake is easily configurable and is designed to enable
> automated invocation via systems such as Mon that
> monitor the availability of servers. Fake can also be
> used in conjuction with load balancing mecahnisms such
> as The Linux Virtual Server.
> 
> Fake can also be used as a resource for superseeded by
> Heartbeat. For an integrated High Availability and Load
> Balancing soltion for Linux, that incoporates
> Heartbeat, please see Ultra Monkey 

That's included in hearbeat.

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Friedrich Lobenstock
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Friedrich Lobenstock                       Linux Services Lobenstock
URL: http://www.lsl.at/                         Email: fl...@fl...
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