IainK
26-11-2009, 10:21
I got this sorted out with @dima1236 much earlier this morning.
Very similar config to @derchris's right there but I prefer not to use the host box as a gateway. Instead this is the network config we used on the guest.
Why, you may ask? Well using the gateway in this way works when you do not have access to a bash session to run /sbin/route, e.g. during an install of an OS. It also works in all distro's and Windows.
Added the following code to /etc/sysctl.conf:
And lastly added the Failover IPs to /etc/vmware/routes.conf, one per line, then rebooted the host.
Very similar config to @derchris's right there but I prefer not to use the host box as a gateway. Instead this is the network config we used on the guest.
Code:
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 94.250.120.11 netmask 255.255.255.255 gateway 94.250.120.11
Added the following code to /etc/sysctl.conf:
Code:
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1 net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1 net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 net.ipv4.conf.default.proxy_arp=1