Subject: Re: trunking of ethernet ports on qe/qfe sbus cards possible w/NetBSD?
To: Timo =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sch=F6ler?= <timo.schoeler@macfinity.net>
From: Yatin Gajjar <Yatin.Gajjar@Sun.COM>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 06/08/2004 12:59:54
Timo Sch=F6ler wrote:
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> >> hi list,
> >>
> >> i searched the mailing list archives etc. but did not find anyth=
ing
> >> related to this topic, so now my question:
> >>
> >> is trunking supported and, if so, how to set up?
> >
> > The vlan pseudo-device is probably what you are looking for (see
> > vlan(4)
> > manual page, but I'm not sure if this will work with your etherne=
t
> > cards.
> >
> > best wishes,
> > Chris
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> hi chris,
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> thanks -- i'll have a look at this, even if i think that there shou=
ld
> be an easier way to achive trunking...? doing this via a vlan is mo=
re
> complex AFAIK than e.g. setting the card up to act according to the
> definition of IEEE802.3ad.
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> anyone?
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> rgds,
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> Timo Sch=F6ler
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Sun's Trunking 1.2 was embedded within the qfe driver (for performanc=
e reasons). It had a user program for adding policies. To emulate the=
 behaviour, go to=20
http://docs.sun.com and search for Trunking 1.2

Yatin

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Yatin