Linking 2 ethernet ports

[TheTwist]

What is the best way to link 2 Ethernet ports on a computer into one connect? I have a managed switch so I would create them into a LAG.

[Windows7ge]

What is the goal? How many clients?

[TheTwist]

17 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

What is the goal? How many clients?

I have a 10G Switch connected to a few PC's which has a 10G card, but that card has 2 ports. So was wondering if I can boost it up to 20G if I create a LAG on the Switch. I have a NAS Which is also LAG to the same switch.

 

I am running Windows 10

 

Was wondering if it's possible.

[factorialandha]

44 minutes ago, TheTwist said:

I have a 10G Switch connected to a few PC's which has a 10G card, but that card has 2 ports. So was wondering if I can boost it up to 20G if I create a LAG on the Switch. I have a NAS Which is also LAG to the same switch.

 

I am running Windows 10

 

Was wondering if it's possible.

You want to look at NIC Teaming, Windows doesnt support this on none server operating systems i dont think, so you would have to see if your network card has drivers that support doing it. Some of them do, some of them dont. 

 

Otherwise you will have to use a windows server OS in order to achieve this most likely.

 

[Windows7ge]

47 minutes ago, TheTwist said:

I have a 10G Switch connected to a few PC's which has a 10G card, but that card has 2 ports. So was wondering if I can boost it up to 20G if I create a LAG on the Switch. I have a NAS Which is also LAG to the same switch.

 

I am running Windows 10

 

Was wondering if it's possible.

So you have more than one 10Gig client and you wan to setup LACP between a 10Gig switch and a server running Windows 10. Correct?

 

I have not heard of Windows 10 supporting LA. That's usually reserved as a server feature. You would probably need a server version of Windows or as factorialandha said a NIC that supports LA at the hardware level.

 

Alternatively you can use a different OS that supports LA by default like FreeNAS.

[TheTwist]

Ah okay, thought Windows 10 had NIC Teaming.

 

 

I am using a intel x540-t2 network card so I'll see if intel has a feature.