05-21-2006 05:24 AM - edited 03-03-2019 03:18 AM
Hello,
I'm trying to get a new Linux box (RHES4) connected to a pair of 3750 switches in a stack via two gigE in an Etherchannel. One of the gigE's is on each of the 3750s.
On Linux the interface bond0 gets set up using eth0 and eth1 as slaves. However, I've tried various bonding "modes" and the best I can do is create an Etherchannel where one gigE is on standby waiting for the first to go down.
The Linux /etc/modules.conf contains:
alias bond0 bonding
options bonding miimon=100 mode=2
The 3750 switch contains:
int port-channel6
switchport mode access
int gi1/0/15
switchport mode access
channel-group 6 mode active
int gi2/0/9
switchport mode access
channel-group 6 mode active
What combination of modes on the switch and Linux will let me use both gigE in load balanced and yet failure tolerant way?
Regards,
Jonathan Wilson
05-21-2006 05:49 AM
What kind of NICs are you using?
Some may only support primary/secondary modes.
Let us know
Scott
05-21-2006 06:04 AM
Scott,
Built-in NICs on an HP BL25p - HP calls them "NC370i". They use the 'tg3' driver. They appear to be a Broadcom 5700 chipset.
Thanks,
Jonathan
05-21-2006 06:07 AM
Whoops, those are NC7781 NICs, not NC370i's.
Thanks
Jonathan
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