[clue-tech] God save us from "user-friendly" distros

[adam bultman]

David, I usually configure additional interfaces in Ubuntu by 
hand-editing /etc/network/interfaces .    Copy the entry for your 
current interface and you'll be fine.

Regarding bonding, it's very easy.   There's a lot of help on the net to 
give you a hand.  Thumbnail:  apt-get install ifenslave-2.6, and then 
edit your interfaces file, using bond0 instead of eth0, and ifenslaving 
the interfaces.   This site here has good info: 
http://www.debianadmin.com/linux-ethernet-bonding-configuration.html

And your config will look like this:

iface bond0 inet static
address 10.31.1.5
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 10.31.1.0
gateway 10.31.1.254
up /sbin/ifenslave bond0 eth0
up /sbin/ifenslave bond0 eth1


I only have cheapie switches at my house, so the fastest Ive been able 
to get things running is about 18-20Mbit under linux with three cards on 
each end.   I imagine if I had real switches I'd get more throughput.   
Obviously, 3 cards won't get you 300Mbit,  but at least you'll get more 
than 100 Mbit.  


I used bonding for a while, but then got sick of it since I don't do 
THAT much transferring and it's a lot of cables.  It is nice however, to 
not have to wait so much to transfer files.   If you want any help, feel 
free to write me off list. 

Adam




David L. Willson wrote:
> What is the Ubuntu equivalent of YAST2 or the "system-config-" suite of utitilities?  I
> have three NICs, I opted to configure only one during Ubuntu 6.10 Server setup.  I am a
> dumb-ass, because now I can't figure out how to bring the other two online.
>
> Next: Where do I start learning about channel-bonding?  I want all these NICs to share
> the load as one.  (A NIC trinity!  :-))
>
> Next: rsync rocks.  Oh, that's not a question, is it...  OK, parted rocks.  dangit.  One
> more try:  grip abso-friggin-lutely rocks.  OK, I give up, I didn't really have a third
> question.
>
> Did you know that RHEL 5 beta 2 is a public FTP download?  No?  Now you do.  OK, that's
> my third question.
>
> I should start a blog.
>
> Nevermind, I only have something to say every six or eight weeks...
>
> :-)
>
> David L. Willson
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