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> On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 jsc3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > > Nael Mohammad wrote:
> > > >
> > > for channel bonding both NICS on the host have the same IP and MAC
> > > address.
> > > You need to split the cabling for the two lots of NICs, so you don't have
> > > address collisions - you'll need two switches.
> >
> > You either need multiple switches, or switches that understand and
> > are willing participants in the channel aggregation method being used.
> > Cisco makes switches that do Fast EtherChannel, and Intel makes adapters
> > that understand this protocol (but again, not currently using Linux).
>
> Not true. You can download the iANS software from Intel. Not open source,
> but that is different from "not available".
>
> http://isearch.intel.com/scripts-search/search.asp?isoCode=en&q1=ians+linux&SearchCrit=ALL&category=ALL&mh=25&MimeType=ALL
>
> Also, if you want channel bonding without intel proprietary drivers, see
> /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/bonding.c:
[snip]
This is all very excellent news. I really don't care too much if it
comes from Intel or not, as long as it works.
> Broadcom also has proprietary channel bonding drivers for linux, in case
> you were wondering.
Broadcom is getting my attention then! ;)
> <gratutitios plug>
> Broadcom has an SSL offload card which is coming out and it has open
> source drivers for linux. Look in the latest Red Hat rawhide kernel
>
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/i386/RedHat/RPMS/
>
> You need the openssl library and kernel.
> </gratutious plug>
Again, Broadcom is getting my attention. I would like to have more
information on this product.
I am glad I spoke up, and that I was corrected on a few points. I
learned something useful today.
--
John Cronin
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