Description of problem: qpid is running on a node with multiple interfaces: [root@rhos4-node4 ~]# qpid-cluster Cluster Name: qpid-cluster Cluster Status: ACTIVE Cluster Size: 2 Members: ID=1.0.0.0:2081 URL=amqp:tcp:192.168.2.179:5672,tcp:192.168.4.179:5672 : ID=2.0.0.0:2085 URL=amqp:tcp:192.168.2.180:5672,tcp:192.168.4.180:5672 [root@rhos4-node4 ~]# ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 54:52:00:01:0A:04 inet addr:192.168.4.180 Bcast:192.168.4.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::5652:ff:fe01:a04/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:4596 (4.4 KiB) TX bytes:1814 (1.7 KiB) [root@rhos4-node4 ~]# ifdown eth1 wait a bit [root@rhos4-node4 ~]# qpid-cluster Cluster Name: qpid-cluster Cluster Status: ACTIVE Cluster Size: 2 Members: ID=1.0.0.0:2081 URL=amqp:tcp:192.168.2.179:5672,tcp:192.168.4.179:5672 : ID=2.0.0.0:2085 URL=amqp:tcp:192.168.2.180:5672,tcp:192.168.4.180:5672 qpid doesn´t recognize that an interface has gone away. Or even changed IP address. This binding issue can also be simulated by adding secondary addresses to interfaces and makes HA clusters a bit too complicated.