[Novalug] OT: Modem x 2?

[Angelo Bertolli]

Kevin Dwyer wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 04:07:30PM -0400, Angelo Bertolli wrote:
>   
>> Yes, you can do this.  Actually from what I remember it's fairly 
>> simple:  some configuration in Linux you can use to multiplex the NICs 
>> to share the load of the network.  Of course you won't get 2x the speed, 
>> but you'll get more.
>>
>> I wish I remembered how to do it, but I don't.  By default Linux seems 
>> to prefer a connection for a given thing over another.
>>     
>
> Are you thinking of ethernet bonding?  It's a form of trunking that can
> be used for HA and higher bandwidth.

Yes, it was something like that, which required just some simple 
adjustments in /etc/network/interfaces.  I never had the opportunity to 
try it.

Angelo