On 18/05/10 21:43, jan nilsen wrote:
> So, I have a server with a 1gbit NIC, and 3 16-ports switches (all
> 100mbit ports), that are linked togheter the old switch-in-switch
> style, and I have about 45 clients (mix of thinclients, workstations
> and laptops).
>
> When most of the machines are in use, I notice that having only
> 100mbit out of the server is not enough.
>
> So I can either buy myself a 48 port switch with 1gbit uplink with
> money we don't have, or I thought I could try this "bonding" thing.
>
> I can put 3 network cards in the server, and connect each of those
> networkcards with it's own 16-port switch, that way I would have
> 300mbit out of the server.
>
> What kind of bonding mode should I choose?
>
> Or is there some other way?
>
I can't find it right now on the list, but with this kind of setup it
was suggested to put the 3 NICs in different subnets and configure dhcpd
to hand out IPs from the subnet the NIC is in.
You can't and needn't use bonding when you have 3 seperate switches.
Jakob
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