Re: Can I use more than one nic?

[Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de>]

Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:

> Case 2: a system gains redundancy and capacity.
>     Each NIC attaches to the same switch. The switch has to be
>     configurable to do Link Aggregation Protocol -- not all can.
>     You configure the system NICs to become a bond device, using
>     802.3ad mode. Now traffic can flow through all the bonded 
>     NICs and is resilient if one of the links dies.

Case 2a: a system gains redundancy and capacity.
     Each NIC attaches to one or multiple switches Those switches
     do not need any special support for LACP, but need to be 
     connected in some way.
     You configure the system NICs to become a bond device, using
     ALB mode. Now traffic can flow through all the bonded
     NICs and is resilient if one of the links dies.
     
     (But ALB does not protect you from falsely plugged cables
     like LACP/802.3ad does.)

Grüße,
Sven.

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