On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Jens Alfke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 17 Jul '08, at 6:13 AM, em wrote: > >> So, architecturally, for high speed transmission over a closed network >> neighborhood of say 9 minis, isn't there something >> like a "SuperSocket" that could co-ordinate these now '3' streams of info. > > There's nothing "super" about it; just regular sockets. OS X supports > multihoming, so a single computer can have multiple network interfaces, each > with its own IP address.
I think he is talking about link fusing or link aggregation... (don't think you can aggregate ethernet and firewire given difference between the two). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Aggregation_Control_Protocol ---- Combining Ethernet ports If you have a computer with more than one Ethernet port, you can combine them into one virtual Ethernet port. This is known as "link aggregation." The combined Ethernet ports appear as a single IP address to your computer and applications. Combining ports provides increased bandwidth by merging the bandwidth of the individual ports. The network traffic is also balanced across the ports. In addition to balancing network traffic, combining ports provides automatic backup if one port or cable fails. All traffic that was routed over the failed port is rerouted to one of the remaining ports. This backup is automatic, and applications using the port continue without interruption. If the Ethernet ports you want to combine are on a PCI card installed in your computer, make sure the card is installed properly before combining the ports. See the documentation that came with the PCI card for instructions about installing it. To combine Ethernet ports: Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Network. Choose Manage Virtual Interfaces from the Actions pop-up menu (looks like a gear) at the bottom of the network connection services list. Click Add (+) and choose New Link Aggregate. Select the Ethernet ports you want to combine, give the aggregate service a name, and then click Create. Click Apply Now to activate the new virtual Ethernet service. After the Ethernet ports have been linked, you can check the status of the link by looking at the icon in the network connection service list. For more detailed information about the aggregated link status, click one of the ports in the list. Mac OS X uses the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to negotiate the link aggregation. LACP must be supported on all link aggregation devices involved. ---- _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
