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Date:      Tue, 4 Sep 2007 05:37:57 +1200
From:      Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org>
To:        mer mite <mermite@googlemail.com>, net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ethernet Bonding
Message-ID:  <20070903173757.GB9902@heff.fud.org.nz>
In-Reply-To: <20070903121620.GB1767@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
References:  <af7fa97c0709030459y37ab3639kc1a62c29c0c4731c@mail.gmail.com> <20070903121620.GB1767@haakonia.hitnet.RWTH-Aachen.DE>

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On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 02:16:20PM +0200, Christian Brueffer wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:59:47PM +0200, mer mite wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I'm looking for a way to provide ethernet interface bonding in FreeBSD
> > similar to ipmp in Solaris or just ethernet bonding in Linux.  Don't want to
> > do anything fancy.  Just want a second interface to take over for one which
> > has failed.  Preferable would be a solution that doesn't require a specific
> > configuration on our switches or routers.
> > 
> > I have perused the www and have found multiple articles describing the
> > procedure in HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, etc., but nothing for FreeBSD.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for your responses.
> 
> Take a look at lagg(4), it's available in 6-STABLE (not included in any
> release yet, 6.3 will be the first one shipping with it).


There is a bit more information here too,
http://nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/nzfug/HandbookUpdates/NetworkAggregation


Andrew




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