2 Ethernet ports for double speed?

[Jiann-Ming Su]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:09:35 +0800, Edward <edward at tripled.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Is it possible to use the second ethernet port together with the first
> to create a 200Mbps link to the rest of my private network instead of a
> 100Mbps one?
> 

It's called bonding.  An unamanged 10/100Mbit switch may not do you
any good, since you'd need two 100Mbit ports to act together with your
two cards.  Do a google search on "linux network bonding".

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