On Tuesday 06 August 2002 13:24, you wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Robert Davies wrote:
> I did it for an Architect in London on a contract, but might try it at
Cool :)
> Issues with certain software meant it was less effective as I could only
> bond two cards and the third one had to go back to being a single channel.
Did the throughput double? Was there any impact on latency?
Was it kernel software, or applications and briefly what kind of issues?
> > Were the channels put through a switching hub, or simply created a
> > private dedicated network using X-over cables? Are there any gotchas you
> Through a switch configured in trunking mode.
Not ever had to do that, is that setting up permanent virtual circuits
between 2 ports?
> Nope, you don't make them "visible" in that sense, they're bonded.
OK, I guess I should read up on it, but I guess 'bonded' means you have a
dedicated Point to Point fat pipe, using 2 NICs?
> > Considering the idea myself but would appreciate benefit of other's
> > experience.
>
> No problem - what do you want to do?
Well I'm considering utilising some spare ports on 4 port NICs, and
remembered your project as something 'interesting', to look into when I got
time. I guess the main question was if the time put into it paid off, and
would you do it again, or insist on the Giga-Ethernet route?
Rob
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