Rui Prior wrote:
>
> > 2.2.15pre has the bonding driver from said Beowulf wizards merged
>
> What about 2.3.xx series? I have to use these kernels because of ATM support
> and development, but would like to get eth bonding.
It's in 2.3.50 now. Documentation will hopefully be in 2.3.51..
> Shouldn't teql do the bonding for outgoing traffic on the server? If packets
> are sent on all four interfaces, why doesn't the bandwidth increase from the
> case of a single ethernet?
>
Bonding gives fat pipes, not fast pipes. Most switches will throttle
you - they are trying to give you the ability to have more clients, but
without the cost of gigabit ethernet.
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