Second level configuration mode commands
WatchGuard Command Line Interface Guide
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You can switch to the backup connection using the
command
switch_to_backup
.
[tracking -remove|-add <a.b.c.d>
-interval <seconds>
-timeout <seconds>
-pause_before_failback
<minutes> ] ]
For systems that configure a Backup WAN
connection using the failover command, these
settings must be specified. You can add up to three
IP addresses that are used to determine WAN
failure. These addresses are used with the
-interval
and
-timeout
values to determine
when the WAN connection has failed.
-interval
determines the amount of time that
elapses between attempts to ping all three specified
tracking
addresses.
-timeout
determines the
amount of time that can elapse before a ping
attempt is considered failed. All three specified IP
addresses must fail to respond to the ping attempt
within the specified time to consider the WAN
connection failed.
In the event of failure, the WAN is switched over to
the backup connection. This causes a brief
interruption in processing while the system
restarts. In order to prevent frequent restarts, the
final parameter,
-pause_before_failback
, is
provided. This allows you to specify the amount of
time that must elapse between failovers.
