IMO...
1) Not really any benefit 2) Use the tools that come with the adapters, that's why they make them. 3) Depends on the switch and the type of teaming. This wiki will explain it pretty well.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_aggregation I work in a Cisco shop so we have all major links between core and distribution switches set in an etherchannel with 802.1q trunking. All uplinks to major servers are set in lacp teams and will run off one nic if we lose a nic..also have each nic in the team on a different blade of the core switches...just in case. J Hope that helps. Jason From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Network adapter question Is it ever a good idea to bridge two NICs inside a server? Wouldn't it be better to use whatever utility is provided and team them for either Fault Tolerance or Load Balancing? Also, if you have them teamed for load balancing, does that also provide fault tolerance? Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The pages accompanying this email transmission contain information from MJMC, Inc., which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is to be for the use of the individual or entity named on this cover sheet. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by telephone so that we can arrange for the retrieval of the original document. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
