Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 6 Dec 1999 09:18:25 -0500 (EST) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | Re: high bandwidth server - bridging? |
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On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Ph. Marek wrote:
> Assume that I have a server with very simple network services and only a > few dozen clients, but slow network hardware (eg. 16MBit-TR). > To serve faster, I want to give it more than 1 network card (cpu fast enough).
Are these cards (and clients) going to be on seperate rings or ports on a token switch?
If not, then this will do you no good.
> But: to the clients it should be seen as 1 server and 1 ip-adress > (broadcasting required). > As far as I understood it, "ethernet"-bridging would solve my problem. but: > is that supported with TR? how to use it? I looked in the Ethernet- and > Firewall&Bridging-Mini-Howtos, but couldn't find a good explanation how to > use it.
No, what you are talking about is channel bonding, 'ethernet bridging' would be making your system look like a layer-2 ethernet switch.
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