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Re: Dual node vs "Reliable IP" Architecture

  • From: Peter E. Fry
  • Date: Thu Apr 10 11:43:52 2003 
Brandon Ross wrote:

> I've always found that these types of papers and products always miss one
> big area of failure, at least in my experience.  What happens when the
> highly redundant device is skewered by a fork lift?  Yes, I've had this
> happen.  At least if you have a dual router config, and separate those
> routers physically, you have a chance of surviving such problems.

  Apparently your skeweree was insufficiently armored -- an obvious
design flaw.
  Where do you draw the line?  Probability trees aside, you design your
system and take your chances.

Peter E. Fry