RE: Configuring a backup ethernet line

Thanks Chris. That sounds like exactly what I need. 

However, I don't know enough about the LAN end of it to understand exactly
what you mean. I will show the LAN folks your email and see if they
understand it. 

How do I create a virtual IP on the AS/400?

Thanks,

Albert 
        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Chris Bipes [SMTP:chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
        Sent:   Friday, February 28, 2003 8:36 AM
        To:     'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
        Subject:        RE: Configuring a backup ethernet line

        What I did is create a separate IP for each line.  Then I created a
Virtual
        IP.  I put the VIP into DNS and WINS.  I added two routes to the VIP
in our
        default router.  The VIP must be on a separate subnet as the
physical IP.
        This also gives OS400 the ability to do outbound load balancing on
both
        Ethernet lines.  Each Ethernet is plugged into a different switch
and soon
        to be on different subnets.

        Christopher K. Bipes      mailto:Chris.Bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Operations & Network Mgr  mailto:Chris_Bipes@xxxxxxxxx
        CrossCheck, Inc.          http://www.cross-check.com
        6119 State Farm Drive     Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
        Rohnert Park CA  94928    Fax: 707 586-1884


        -----Original Message-----
        From: York, Albert [mailto:albert.york@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

        I have an AS/400 with two ethernet lines. The second line is
intended to
        back up the first line. Each line will connect to the LAN through
different
        switches. The intention is if the first line or switch fails then
the AS/400
        (and all incoming traffic) will automatically use the second one.
How do I
        configure that? To create an interface do I need an IP address for
each
        line?
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