On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Graham Hemmings wrote:
> At 11:04 12/02/2001, you wrote:
> >I don't know what etherchannel is..
> >I want to add a second network card to a server to
> >add more bandwidth. Right now it is 100mbit and
> >i want to add another one to have 200mbit (400 mbit Full Duplex).
> >My switch supports this by calling it multitrunk.
> >
> >Do I need any special network card to do this or it achieved by
> >"etherchannel".
> >If etherchannel is the solution do you have any links to a howto?
> >
> >Spyros
>
>
> FastEtherchannel is a standard method of allowing you to combine several
> 100Mbps links into one logical link. It has to be supported by both the
> switch you connect to and the NICs you use in the PC. Most Cisco switches
> will do etherchannel and I know that Intel Pro 100 ethernet cards support
> it - but whether they support it under Linux is another matter.
FastEtherchannel is a CISCO standard method.....in other words, not a
standard at all.
Multilink trunking is the more generic method used by most ethernet switch
vendors. As of several years ago, they knew very little about their own
technology, I had a devil of a time talking to anyone about how to
actually set it up (Bay Networks). One of the requirements at that time
was that 2 NICs could be assigned the same MAC address. One also had to
run special drivers on the server side. I would think by now they have
gotten the information down to tech support, a call to your vendor might
be your best bet.
$.02
Bill Carlson
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