Re: 2 ethernet jacks -> single net connection?

["Juan Facundo Suárez" <facundo.suarez@ensi.com.ar>]

So.., once this modules is compiled, how do i set up two of many eth cards
in one machine to work like this?. May be it's automatically?.
 If i have a machine acting as router, and it has 4 eth cards, and two of
these, are connected to another one machine. How can i tell my router, wich
of those are de two i want to use "bonded" ?

 Thanks !

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beolach" <beolach@comcast.net>
To: "James Miller" <jamtat@mailsnare.net>
Cc: <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:58 AM
Subject: Re: 2 ethernet jacks -> single net connection?


| First off, I have no actual experience with this, and I am just going
| off the kernel documentation.  It is possible, and you even remembered
| the term correctly - ethernet channel bonding.  What will most likely be
| the deciding factor on whether or not you can actually set this up is if
| the other end of the two ethernet channels (probably your ISP) supports
| bonding.  Here's the a direct quote from the relevant kernel
documentation.
|
| <BLOCKQUOTE>
| Bonding driver support BONDING
|
| Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
| Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco,
| 'Trunking' by Sun, and 'Bonding' in Linux.
|
| If you have two Ethernet connections to some other computer, you can
| make them behave like one double speed connection using this driver.
| Naturally, this has to be supported at the other end as well, either
| with a similar Bonding Linux driver, a Cisco 5500 switch or a
| SunTrunking SunSoft driver.
|
| This is similar to the EQL driver, but it merges Ethernet segments
| instead of serial lines.
|
| To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
| will be called bonding.
| </BLOCKQUOTE>
|
| Good luck & let us know if you get this working,
| Conway S. Smith

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Facundo Suárez
Neuquén - Argentina
FDSoft
mail y jabber: faco@fdsoft.com.ar
facundo.suarez@ensi.com.ar

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