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So I just got 2 dual 2.5gbs nics to put in both my server and my windows pc to then directly connect together. But I was wondering if it could be possible to set up a link aggregation for both of them so that in theory I would get 5gbs. I've seen some video on the Linux side of that but I'm completely oblivious about the windows side. Thank you in advance
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Hi, I am wondering if it's possible to do Link Aggregation/LACP with my motherboard's built in 1Gbps port and an additional 1Gbps port card. Is this possible to get 2Gbps theoretical speeds (In Link Aggregation/LACP mode) if I use the built in NIC and one 3rd party NIC? Was thinking of getting a card like this one on eBay so I get an additional NIC and some extra USBs. Thanks, -
Hi, I have a motherboard with an extra PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. I wanted to put a NIC like this Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card and was wondering if the PCIe 3.0 x1 will bottleneck a 2-port gigabit card that's using full bandwidth. Let's say I configure it to Link Aggregation/LACP and make it effectively 2gbps. Will the PCIe 3.0 x1 slot bottleneck this card? If so, how much of a hit would it take? Thanks,
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I just got a set of 2 tp link TL-SG108E switches with the idea of setting up link aggregation between the two switches. I want to do this because right now I'm running my server PC and gaming PC off the same 30m of 36awg flat cable (it links the ground floor router to the top floor server etc), and i thought it would be a good idea to use link aggregation to add another 30m cable and increase the bandwidth, so that I can use the server PC and gaming pc at the same time without as much slowdown. This was my setup previous to the tp link switches: Router > (0.5m cable) > Ground Floor Switch > (30m 36awg flat cable) > Top Floor Switch (which is connected to Gaming PC, Server, etc) I am trying to set it up like this: Router > (0.5m thicc cat6a ethernet cable) > TL-SG108E on Ground Floor > (via dual port connection via 2* 30m 36awg flat cable, link aggregation) > Top Floor Switch (which is connected to server & gaming pc) My problem is that with link aggregation active, i cannot access the internet at all. But after disabling one of the dual link aggregation ports, then the internet starts working again. I have no idea what i'm doing wrong I just wanna have extra bandwidth and thats why I purchased the tp link switches. I'm starting to be afraid that maybe I purchased the wrong equipment? But hopefully I'm just doing it wrong! I'd appreciate any help or a nudge in the right direction Thank you for your time -
I was planning on getting 2gig internet at my new condo. I have a Netgear CM1100 modem that supports 2.5gig with link aggregation. I was wondering if anyone knows a router that supports it also. I can only seem to find articles of people using link aggregation from a switch to a nas or something like that. But what about from the modem to the router to get 2gig internet? -
At my work we have a HPE DL380 G9 with six-teen 2.5" storage bays. This is going to be used as a Windows Image Deployment server. Imaging up to around 30 computers at a time. We also have a plethora of 1.92TB HPE branded SSDs. If I can I’d like to aggregate two or potentially four 10Gig NIC ports and run these to a pair of CISCO switches but I’m having some issues with preliminary planning. First issue I see checking the link speed of a Linux Bridge is that even with a 40Gig NIC (Mellanox CX314A) a LXC Container only recognizes the 40Gig interface as 10Gig? user@server:~$ cat /sys/class/net/eth1/speed 10000 It is recognized as 40Gig on the host but the NIC itself is not going in the planned server but it worries me to see that if a true 40Gig NIC reports as 10Gig that if I bond two or four 10Gig ports they’re not going to report or function any better. Or is it more complicated than that? An additional concern is reading through the PROXMOX documentation on creating a Linux Bond. I looked at all the various modes balance-rr, active-backup, balance-xor, broadcast, LACP, balance-tlb, & balance-alb. Some of them I understand. Some of them I don’t. The desire would be for the two or four ports to behave like a switch so I can retain one network configuration on the Windows Imaging Server but I would also like to potentially plug the cables into different switches or VLAN groups. Ideally I’d like to have one network with two 10Gig cables going to two switches (4 cables total) providing up to 20Gig to each switch. I don’t know if that is possible though with this software or at all. Worse comes to worst it looks like the mode “broadcast” would make the ports behave like a hub. I’d still only have 10Gig but I could break the two switches into two or four VLAN groups and give each a 10Gig cable. That may be the route I end up going if I have to for at the very least fault-tolerance. -
I have one 1Gbe port on my motherboard and I also have a USB 3.0 to Gbe Ethernet Adapter. Would I theoretically be able to use Link Aggregation with an appropriate network switch to get 2Gbps throughput? Thanks
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Hi All, I recently purchased a MyCloud PR4100, which I understand supports Link Aggregation to allow faster transfers across a network. My first query is - seeing as the laptop still only sports a Gigabit network port, would data transfer speeds actually be improved if I'm transferring data from my laptop to the MyCloud? For reference, I have a Dell XPS 15-9550 which I connect to my network via a Dell DA200 adapter. Second query - were I to actually see faster transfer speeds between my laptop and the PR4100 via Link Aggregation, what network switch should I get? I'm partial to Netgear as 99% of the network gear in the house is from Netgear. So far the information I have read is not particularly clear which Switches support Link Aggregation. Thanks for you help!
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Greetings all! Does anyone know if there is a device available (not a switch) that would do link aggregation at the home? I could have sworn LTT did a video about something similar, but I can't find it and can't tell if I am just crazy. Scenario: My wife wants to move to a rural property and all I can find available in that area is 15 meg TDS internet. They said they could do multiple lines to the residence, but that is all fruitless if I cannot aggregate the connections. Thanks! Ben
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I recently purchased a quanta lb4m 10G Switch. I have figured out most settings and yes, I have gone through the manual for it. I am still having trouble understanding what actors, partners and admin actor are. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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Hello, I haven't ever posted on Forums before, please excuse any faults I make. I would like to run a home server that connects in an intranet the other devices in my home, as well as can be accessed over the internet from other countries since I travel with work. I would like to host my own Cloud Storage from this machine because I make videos on the laptop I travel with, but I would like to access this computer while abroad to manage files. This server will also hopefully host new websites I plan to make, I have owned others before with Host Gator but am trying to become independent. What I have : -AMD Ryzen 7 1800X -GIGABYTE Aorus GA-AX370 Gaming 5 -CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 64GB DDR4 RAM -2x GALAX NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 TI HOF 6GB in SLI -Way too many 1 or 2 TB Hard Drives from Western Digital as well as 2 Samsung Evo 512GB SSDs -Windows 10 -watercooler/fans/DVD drive...etc What I (think I) want/need : -ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 Router (that supports Link Aggregation) -Possibly some form of PCIe Dual Port Network Card? (since I can't tell if having an intel ethernet port AND a killer port on the motherboard can NIC team) -Windows Server 2016 Could anyone please tell me if these are "okay" items to get and if there are better suggestions and/or if there is no way possible through these mechanics. *Side-note* I need a new router anyways so I might as well go big. Thank you kindly in advance for any help you may have, Thor Moeller -
So I just picked up a NAS (WD PR4100) and it supports a few link aggregation modes : Round robin active backup balance-XOR Broadcast 802.3ad Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing Adaptive load balancing and I have a few questions. Does my router (Netgear R6400) need to support these modes to use them? Which mode would be best suited for performance if my router does support said modes? If my router doesnt support these modes, would I still benefit from having any of them on, or should I turn it off and unplug one of the 2 ports?
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Hi, I've recently talked about my situation where 6 of our computers are connected to 1 computer that host our online course development tool. The more of us editing/reading/previewing at the same time, the slower it takes. More details be seen on this topic: @Windows7ge suggested some upgrades that I'm willing to do to resolve our problem: He mentionned to upgrade the Network Interface Card on the computer that host our courses (Server) to a 10Gbit one which also supports Link Aggregation. Our current switch doesn't support 10Gbit & neither does it support Link Aggregation, so we'll buy one that does. Does anyone know good Network Interface Cards & switch that support 10Gbit and Link aggregations? Since all of our computers are located within a radius of 30ft, we won't need Cat6A, but Cat6 was suggested instead of Cat7. Since we''ll only require 10 cables, and the price difference of Cat 6 and 7 aren't too much, I thought of getting 10x 25ft Cat7. @Windows7ge also mentionned: Which I have no idea how DAC and Fiberoptic works. Currently I'm imagining pluging a Cat6 or Cat7 from the new 10gb NIC on our server, plug it to the new Switch and then distribute Cat6/7 to every computer from the switch. Are there more to add for this to work or are there other wires that i'll have to buy? Also, how will link aggregation work. Can I connect directly to the switch via ip address and by navigating a User Interface I can modify each port to limit 1Gb/s each? I feel decent on computer hardware, but very new to networking field so if you have any other suggestions, please let me know. Thank you very much.
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Alright first time on here but I've been searching for about an hour and a half and haven't found something related to what I am trying to do so if anyone would like to help that would be fantastic. (and I apologize if this isn't in the right section or something, I tried to find the best place for it) Ok, so I have as follows: - Netgear CM1150V Multi-gig Modem - Netgear Nighthawk R8000P (X6s) Router - Dell Powerconnect 2724 Managed Network Switch All 3 have the ability to use Link Aggregation, The modem has 4 gigabit ports to pull from (I believe only ports 1 & 2 can link aggregate though), the switch can Link Aggregate from any of the 24 ports (I believe), but the router only has the one pair (port 1 & 2) configured to use link aggregation. Basically I want to know if it is possible to get everything wired up together using link aggregation. I also have a server running that I'll be using link aggregation with using the switch but that part is the easier part haha. Now I am still a little new to the more advanced networking stuff, i know a little bit but not a lot so if I am missing something painfully obvious then I apologize but if someone could help me out that would be fantastic. Just trying to get everything hooked up correctly to get the best possible speeds between all devices in home and out (even though I do realize anything out of home is all based on my isp and I am fine with that, just want to optimize speeds in home mainly) I don't post to these things very often so if I missed something that would help you guys out then let me know and I'll get you that info as soon as I can. Thanks!
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Hello all our there. My current setup is and has been working well between Verizon Fios (modem/router) connected to a +4 year old Netgear Router. Side Note: Sprint Wireless, a Sprint Cellular Antenna Extender (buy cell phones to have phone service anywhere, cell service is poor in my area, so Sprint offers a device complete with GPS, ethernet, and other functions to have your cell phone virtually changed back to a landline... Maybe that is what the problem is, wouldn't surprise me.) There are many NAS devices, wireless HD, TCP, 3 routers now, too many IP addresses & Computers to count. The main reason for my long quest for assistance, after my Netgear Router began to become intermittent with Wi-Fi drops, I purchased the Asus RT-AC5300 Router, (very fast and a great device.) The Synology does not gain a connection from the previous Verizon Fios modem, (if I device name is needed I will include it tomorrow morning.) to the new Asus router, provided using one of the 8 Ethernet ports, or Link Aggregation (2 ethernet ports = doubled speeds.) The Synology is a great device, working right now, taking up two valuable ethernet ports, quad core 1.8 GHz cpu, raid 10 I believe with 10TB total, maxed Ram, two Samsung M2 512GB EVO. The Asus router speaks for itself, granted I have only had it for a few months, and am currently working on it with Mac OSX, I may bring down my homebuilt PC from another floor to try Windows directly. I have tried many things, read countless forums, talked with tech support for too long, and yes it is true there is a seemingly obvious reason for the problem, the devices seem to be not compatible. I've heard of 3rd party firmware for the Asus being released to solve compatibility issues. My problem is that I know it can work for I have seen 1, only 1 instance of it working, but it is working. Will it take simply to back up the synology and resetting it to factory, and the same for the Asus, hoping that they will find each other on first launch? This i haven't done simply because I have multiple storage, connected and not, other work stations. This wouldn't be impossible to do, however it would be time consuming. I honestly would, at that point consider returning the Asus and purchasing a Synology Router, or just to know some good ideas, I'd love suggestions if this is something you can do, if this problem alludes you as much as it does me. The Synology has two ethernet cables, two IP addresses, and the Asus has link aggregation built in to combine two different ports to give one device 2,000 mb/s, the one thing of note is the IP addresses could be different from the Asus to the Synology, which would solve the problem theoretically. I have stopped at this point and am seeking outside help. My father knows about all of this much more than I. Any suggestions, ideas, fixes, or if you have a question, concern, gut feeling, or just want to put your 2 cents in, please do. I will have my father read this over and add, create a small list of solutions tried, and anything left out I haven't been informed of yet. Thank you so much for your time in reading this, it would truly bring a happy smile to my father's face if one of you, or many could assist me with my problem. Thank you! Bobby -
Hi y'all so i just brought this super micro server board for my server and its got 2 gigabit Ethernet ports so after searching the internet for 4 hours and watching dozens of videos i got to the conclusion that this can be used for link aggregation fail over and other stuff but couldn't find anywhere about getting better speeds so my gaming rig has 2 gig ports so if it connect like both my PC and server is there any way of getting double the speed or something like that rather than spending more money on better hardware(10Gnic,etc)
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Generally, is this a good card to use for getting quad link aggregation with Windows 10? (using aggregation support in Intel's driver) https://www.amazon.com/10Gtek-Gigabit-Ethernet-Converged-Network/dp/B01LWIJ2UZ/ Thanks
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I have 2 active 200mbps lines in my shop and I have been wanting to find a way to utilize them at the same time. From what I've read it's disabled in windows 10. Hardware or software solutions would be fine.
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Well hello guys , It anirudh here , i wanted to get a nas for storing my video files that are suddenly now 8 TB and increasing , i consume data at the rate of 2 TB a year. Hence i decided its time to get a solution that is safe for larger scale use . And so i wanted to go with a qnap ts 453bt3 but because of the price and the fact that shipping to india makes it totally unaffordable to me . I decided to get a qnap ts 451a. Now few things that i am not so sure about is wheather qnap ts 451a suppprts link aggregation that i baddly need to acheive higher speeds andif it does what dual gigabit nic should i buy that can make the computer ethernet connection to run at 2 gigabit. For those of you that don't get what i am saying i drew a schematic diagram to understand it better . And there are link to all the items that i am under the impression will help me succed in getting a 2 gigabit network speed.of course i have a gigabit botherboard and i5 7400 with 16gb ram. With inbuilt gigabit ethernet.
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I did this upgrade awhile ago but never posted anything. I have more pictures if anyone cares to see them. 2 x Thinkserver RS140's (1 for pfsense and 1 for filesever/mumble/minecraft/etc) A custom built 2u rosewill server with fx8320e and 16gb ram (plex server) Unmanged TP-Link 24 Port Switch Manged TP-Link 24 Port Switch w/ 4 x 10gbps SFP+ 2 x 24 port keystone panels 1 Unfi AC Lite HTPC on top. 50u trip lite rack with caster kit I have another full depth shelf to mount my Lian Li PC-D600 build above the HTPC. Any suggestions on what you would do different or things you would add, please let me know!
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I was wanted to know what you think about Link aggregation i keep seeing stuff that has it such as the StarTech Dual Port (PCIe x4) Gigabit Ethernet Server and Asus's RT-AC88U (AC3100 Dual-band Wi-Fi Gigabit Router). Can you really get 2Gbps on a wired connection with this?
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Since I am limited on space I wanted to know if I can run a NAS, firewall and router in one ATX chasis (the NZXT Source 210 Elite). I know that the onboard NIC on my motherboard will be used for unRaid, I will also add the Supermicro AOC-SGP-I4 for unRaid do use for link aggregation for faster write speeds. On the pfSense side of things, I will use the Intel I340-T4 or the StarTech ST1000SPEX42. I know that I will have to assign that nic and a USB card to the pfSense VM. A contender for the USB card is currently this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158354&cm_re=pci_e_usb_card-_-15-158-354-_-Product Also, the on board graphics will be given to unRaid so I am including a cheap video card as the video device for pfSense which i will also have to assign to the VM. In the end, the rig should look something like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Fq6Ypg The price is high however there is convenience in the fact that it is an all in one solution. Is the CPU and amount of ram a good decision. I am currently desperate for answers so can someone please help. PS: how can I lower the total cost?
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I only have 1gbe port on the itx motherboard that I want to use as the base of my NAS, however I want to increase my write speed onto the SSD cache when multiple pc's are off loading data. Therefore I want to implement link aggregation however, I don't have enough physical PCI-E slots. Therefore, can I use a basic USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (here's one from StarTech:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833114074&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=usb_3.0_to_ethernet_adapter-_-33-114-074-_-Product) and team the two ethernet ports together? I always thought yes however recently I thought of the unRaid OS, and if it will recognize the two NIC's as separate devices that can be linked. PS: For those who just found out that they can setup link aggregation in unRaid, here are the steps to it: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=30814.0 -
Hello All, I am having a issue with port teaming my NIC's on my desktop running windows 8.1. I have a Asus motherboard the Sabertooth Z97 mark 1, which has dual NIC's. One NIC is a Intel 1218-V and the other is a Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller. When I go to configure the Intel NIC, I have the teaming tab at the top and when I team the two together, it puts both of them in a team and shows a virtual adpater has been made. Sounds like it worked right? Well not entirely, the virtual intel NIC is disabled by default and any attempt to enable it in Network Connections does not work, even though it says enabled in the dialog box as I'm trying to enable. In Device Manager it shows as enabled, and even the properties for the adapter says it is working properly and there are no issues. I also tried to use a Quad port Intel PRO/1000 from a Dell server I have (Drivers are a little weird with that card since it is old) but I was able to team them together and same issue, the virtual adapter is disabled and wont enable. I also have switches that support Link Aggregation, static or LACP and yes, they are already setup with the ports set and everything. The switches are Netgear GS108Tv2 Smart Switches. All drivers are up to date and I also have the latest Intel PROSet drivers. Any ideas to try that I have not thought of would be much appreciated. Also just to get this out of the way, because in other tech forums people are asking why I'm doing this instead of giving any advise/help or telling me that Link Aggregation is stupid and dead and has no benefits or I should just switch to 10Gbps (Like I'm Linus or something). I like to record gameplays, and I render videos on my server. I need the source files on my server for rendering after edit, and some of the files are anywhere from 500GB to 1TB so transferring files that large over a 1Gbps LAN is super slow and I am maxing out at 113MB/s when transferring. My hope is that going to 2Gbps LAN will help with cutting down the transfer times a little bit.
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Hi! I'm pretty curious whether if in theory this would work. Imagine you have a server that has built in dual gigabit. And then you just ram two pcie 4 x gigabit cards into onto there and do some link aggregation with all that mess. Would you, and again, in theory (storage doesn't matter here), be able to get 10 gigabit on your network? Thanks and have a nice day!
