Messages in this thread | | | From | "Sumner, Jeff" <> | Subject | RE: high bandwidth server - bridging? | Date | Mon, 6 Dec 1999 09:31:51 -0500 |
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Agreed- this would work from a Token Ring POV as long as there is a ring number difference (and obvious bridge) between the adapters. "Load Balancing" would then be like NetBEUI- first come, first serve and the client would then ALWAYS use the adapter with which it got it's initial session.
JD
-----Original Message----- From: Gregory Maxwell [mailto:greg@linuxpower.cx] Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 9:18 AM To: Ph. Marek Cc: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: high bandwidth server - bridging?
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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