[c-nsp] Question on HSRT and MST protocol

[Ed Ravin]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:29:42PM +0200, coueffe charly wrote:
> The first point : HSRP.
> 
> When I use HSRP between two routers I use one group for one virtual IP. 
> I ask me, if I use for example ten VIP, I must create ten groups?
> 
> hostname Ra
> ip address a.b.c.253 255.255.255.0
> standby 1 ip a.b.c.254
> standby 1 priority 110
> standby 1 preempt
> standby 1 authentication xxxxxx

Yes.  You can use numbers from 1 to 255 to label the standby groups:

  standby 2 ip x.y.z.1
  standby 2 priority 110
  standby 2 preempt
  standby 2 authentication fnord
!
  standby 3 ip f.g.h.1
  standby 3 priority 110
  [...]