On the advice of this list, we recently purchased a D Link DFE570TX 4
network card to use in our new Linux server to give us loads of network bandwidth to the machine.
The card is fitted and working great, and I can imagine various schemes to exploit the four interfaces. Can anyone advise on the best way to do
Strictly speaking, trunking is a reference to VLAN capability, based on the telephony concept of a trunk line. The term normally used to describe grouping multiple physical network interfaces as a single logical network interface is channelling (port-, ether-, -aggregation), depending on vendor. BTW, Cisco see the CCNA as a GCSE/AS level. Rate people with this qualification appropriately. To compare with an MCP or A-level (not that I'm suggesting an MCP is an A-Level - more KS4), see the CCNP. To compare with a degree/masters, see the CCIE. Chris Puttick MCP, CCNA (but just for the CV), BSc (Hons), MIMIS, JAQA (only when applying for jobs) -----Original Message----- From: Michael Beddow To: phil@dialsolutions.co.uk; suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com Sent: 11/5/01 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] D Link DFE570TX 4 port network card On Monday, November 05, 2001 12:18 PM Phil Driscoll wrote: port this?
[...] Does your switch support "trunking" (this is the SMC documentation's term, I'm not sure if it's used by other manufacturers). With some SMC switches at least, you can designate two or four ports to be a "trunk", connected either to another switch, or to a multiport NIC. That would give you an 800Mb/s full duplex pipe between your server and the switch. The kiddies could have some fun trying to saturate that! Michael --------------------------------------------------------- Michael Beddow http://www.mbeddow.net/ XML and the Humanities: http://xml.lexilog.org.uk/ Linux in Schools: http://linux.lexilog.org.uk/ The Anglo-Norman Dictionary http://anglo-norman.net/ --------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com