> auto bond0 > iface bond0 inet static > address 192.168.1.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > pre-up ifenslave -E bond0 eth0 eth1 > post-down ifenslave -D bond0 eth0 eth1 > > > bond0 comes "up" along with eth0 and eth1 as slaves with no ip addresses > on the smaller 2 card nodes but it won't do the same thing on the master > with 3 cards. It's driving me nuts but the switch lights are blinking > and I can get 50% dropped packets so I know something is wrong.
> My network topology is 2 switches on top of each other and each client > puts one card into each switch at the exact same port. The switches > have no knowledge or connection to each other. Is this going to work? I would have thought that you would need to setup in the switches that the 2 connections are bonded. > Do I have to set up eth0 and eth1 at all? Or on separate networks ie > 192.168.1.1 for eth0 and 192.168.0.1 for eth1 and then bond to ... what > ip? Or am I on the right track and the switches need to be configured? I didn't even know that you could bond interfaces. Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

