HSRP active without priority en preempt

[blacktrack]

I have 2 router R1 and R2 with ip address 10.10.10.1 and 10.10.10.2. 10.10.10.3 is the stanby address. both have default 100 priority.

I would like to know if i can make R1 active without changing the priority and without using preempt command ?

A friend told me there is maybe a way using mac address ...

Do you think it's possible ?

Thanks

[cadet alain]

The only way to do this is to change  R1 ip address because when priority is equal then ip address is tie-breaker.

Regards.

Alain.

[blacktrack]

When i changed R1 ip address with 10.10.10.4 and shuting down the interface R1 still stay in standby !

[cadet alain]

yes because preempt not configured.

take off hsrp and reenable and it should work.

Regards.

alain.