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Asked: 2010-01-30 06:48:43 +0800 CST

Bonding with 2 NIC's and 2 reserves?

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I have a server with 4 ports (2 adapters with two ports each). I want to connect two ports to the local switch and two other ports to the external switch. This local switch has an uplink to the external switch, which has access to the net. As the local switch has a faster connection (1 Gb), I want to use it as primary switch using the two ports. If this switch fails, I want that the following two ports, that are connected with the external switch, will get activated.

Is this possible?

Thanks.

linux bonding nic

3 Answers

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  2. Any bonding mode that doesn't require a configuration on the switch will work. Consider mode-1 for example.

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  3. yes it is possible. you have to specify the nic with connection to the faster switch as primary. here is a bonding how-to.

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