[Bug 156226] [lagg]: failover does not announce the failover to switch

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=156226

--- Comment #17 from weberge42 at gmail.com ---
> Yes, and one should not depend on default values but configure switches as required.

Bad luck if the MINIMUM value is 60s.

> If one connects redundant layer-2 links to different switches, one should use some kind of signalling protocol like RSTP.

Would not be needed if lagg announces the change. Simpler than fiddling around
with protocols. Its also not granted that the infrastructure one is using
supports/allows other protocols.

> Too bad for you if you have manageable equipment but can't manage it.
One does not always have access / permissions to do so. Company rules or
whatever and people in charge of the network not always cooperative. But this
is another point and not part of THIS problem.

As for the rest. I'm glad it works for you.
We have no need for PPPoE. Just for IPv4. Announcing the changes is the
simplest solution.

If failover using lagg with different switches is not supported or is
considered exotic, the feature should be removed. The docs do not mention that
this is the case.

> I think though that this could well be made into a really simple user-space daemon 

Would be possible i think but i would vote against it. 
IMHO this is clearly a driver task to accomplish.

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