fake README Horms <horms@verge.net.au> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview -------- fake is a simple utility designed to enable the switching in of backup servers buy bringing up an additional interface and using arp spoofing to take over the ip address. Either additional physically or logical interfaces can be used. Variants of the script have been used extensively at Zip World, http://www.zipworld.com.au./ for backing up various servers including the mail, web and proxy servers. Please be aware that though this system has been shown to work you are well advised to test the system throughly before putting into production. Please see the docs directory for a more thorough discussion of the process that has been implemented and the issues surrounding its use. send_arp was written by yuri volobuev'97 <volobuev@t1.chem.umn.edu> and is included here for convenience with his permission. The primary site for all other materials relating to this is http://vergenet.net/linux/fake/. For more information on configuring and running fake please see the fake(8) man page.
