Subject: Re: Etherchannel/Bonding... Is it possible under netbsd?
To: Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: tech-net
Date: 03/16/2001 18:43:36
It would be really cool to have this in NetBSD !!!
Please find the box with the code and send-pr it :)

On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 10:03:12AM -0800, Andrew Gillham wrote:
> It is not currently available.  I have written some basic support
> for this, and have tested 2 links with a Cisco 2916XL switch.
> Basically I defined a 'cec' device that can be attached to ethernet
> interfaces.
> e.g.:
> # ifconfig cec0 create
> # ifconfig cec0 channel fxp0
> # ifconfig cec0 channel fxp1
> # ifconfig cec0 inet n.n.n.n
> ...
> 
> I was able to get around 140Mbit/s between my server with 2 x fxp
> and two clients with 1 x fxp.  I haven't looked at it in the last
> month or so because of moving, and having most of my machines in
> storage. (including the one with the code) :-(
> 
> -Andrew
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill K." <stud1239@di.uoa.gr>
> To: <tech-net@netbsd.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:50 AM
> Subject: Etherchannel/Bonding... Is it possible under netbsd?
> 
> 
> > hi
> >
> > this is my first post in this list... I have currently two pc's (one using
> > netbsd and one using linux) and have linked them with a 100baseTX cannel.
> I
> > want to use two nics on each pc and with two cables link them with a total
> > bandwidth of 200Mbps. I've found this in linux, it's called bonding, and
> > cisco calls this etherchannel. Is it possible under netbsd? I've searched
> > the kernel files but couldn't find anything like this... Please, i really
> > could use some help here.
> >
> > Thanks very much,
> > Bill Kountouriotis.
> >
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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
     {Net,Free}BSD: 22 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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