What you want to do is create a bonded interface. Here's the Red Hat way: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-bond-or-team-multiple-network-interfaces- nic-into-single-interface.html
And the Ubuntu way: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1423602 Yes, that will help with network throughput. However, in my experience the limitation on BackupPC is checksum calculation and compression. My server and most of my clients are connected via gigabit ethernet. However, 3 simultaneous backups rarely exceeds 60 mbit in total. The best way to get that number up is to beef up the CPU and RAM on the backup server, and run several simultaneous backups. Regards, Tyler On Wednesday 09 June 2010 15:26:19 Jaco wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Would I be able to setup two nic's on my backuppc server to improve > network transfer performance to the backuppc server. I usually have a > least two backups running at the same time on this server. If this > would be beneficial, what would be the right way of setting it up? > > Thanx, > Jaco > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > -- "An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." -- Sir Henry Wotton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
