Dan Ritter wrote: > You don't want a bond, you want a bridge. > > Bonding takes two interfaces that talk to the same switch on the > other side, and makes them into one bond nic. You need support > on the switch, too, which is unlikely in a D-Link 8-port unless > it has a management interface -- I think they don't bother under > 16 or 24 ports, and even then it's an extra-cost option. >
It is not strictly related to switches, though mostly used in the context. But it can not prevent you to make a bond between to computers with two network interfaces. I am not sure though if this works with a simple VM - we've done this only on the hardware level/switch. The switches are indeed expensive new start from 1-2000 and you need two. If OP would take another PC with two interfaces and configures correctly, it should work between two of them for test purposes.
