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Disable WAN Interface on CARP Backup
#!/usr/local/bin/php
<?php
require_once("config.inc");
require_once("interfaces.inc");
require_once("util.inc");
$subsystem = !empty($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : '';
$type = !empty($argv[2]) ? $argv[2] : '';
if ($type != 'MASTER' && $type != 'BACKUP') {
log_error("Carp '$type' event unknown from source '{$subsystem}'");
exit(1);
}
if (!strstr($subsystem, '@')) {
log_error("Carp '$type' event triggered from wrong source '{$subsystem}'");
exit(1);
}
$ifkey = 'wan';
if ($type === "MASTER") {
log_error("enable interface '$ifkey' due CARP event '$type'");
$config['interfaces'][$ifkey]['enable'] = '1';
write_config("enable interface '$ifkey' due CARP event '$type'", false);
interface_configure(false, $ifkey, false, false);
} else {
log_error("disable interface '$ifkey' due CARP event '$type'");
unset($config['interfaces'][$ifkey]['enable']);
write_config("disable interface '$ifkey' due CARP event '$type'", false);
interface_configure(false, $ifkey, false, false);
}
@magomez96
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Anyone running this on 25.7 yet?

@magomez96
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I have not been able to get this working on anything newer than 25.1.12, the syshook script seems to be getting called with the BACKUP parameter and it’s bringing the WAN interface down even when the carp state is master. Can anyone else duplicate this?

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