• Ubuntu,  Unix

    Link Aggregation in Ubuntu 10

    Ifenslave is an open source package that can be used to bond interfaces in Ubuntu 10. To install ifenslave, we can use apt-get: apt-get install ifenslave Once installed, we will need to take down our existing eth interfaces. Presumably these are eth0 and eth1, but you can use ifconfig to verify: ifconfig eth0 ifconfig eth1 Once you’ve verified the interfaces you want to bond, bring them down: ifdown eth0 ifdown eth1 Next, locate the entries in /etc/network/interfaces and comment out the corresponding lines: vi /etc/network/interfaces You will then need to add information for the link aggregated bond. Bond levels in ifenslave include: bond0: Round Robin with all interfaces active (likely…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Link Aggregation and Tiger

    I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Mac OS X 10.4 includes support for link aggregate networking. Link aggregate networking shares network traffic over two or more bonded Ethernet controllers, giving them one IP address for communication. This can allow the servers controllers to run at speeds of 2Gbps. Link aggregation is configured using the Network System Preference Pane. To enable Link Aggregate Networking 1. Open the Network Pane from System Preferences 2. Click the Show: box and select Network Port Configurations 3. Click New 4. In the Name: box enter a name for the new aggregate port 5. In the Port: box select Link Aggregate 6. Places check marks in…