Is this possible? Its possible in windows throught Wingate. Is this possible in Mac OS ?


Thanks in advance, im trying to bond 2 internet connections. And i do have 2 NIC working.

I've never tried it myself, but I think you can do it in the Networking Preferences by creating a new aggregate device that uses the two NICs. I'm not on a Mac right now so I can't check (Windows at work )

I have never tried that but here's what I found via Google:
http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/206475...load-balancing/

Cheers,

hecker

I am interested to know how the aggregation works in osx. I would like to link 4 ports together so I can get +200MByte/sec transfers on single afp file transfers, IE edit uncompressed HD video. Anyone got a clue?

I've been working on this recently, it pretty simple if you have the correct hardware, if your switch doesn't support 802.3ad (LACP) then don't bother reading any more.

You obviously need at least 2 NICS in the MAC Server/Workstation, in Network Preferences select "NEW" give the connection a name and then select "Aggregation" from the drop down menu. Select the NICS you want to team up and then setup the IP configuration as required.

The next part is a little more complex depending on your switch. You are looking to do one of the following with the ports that your NICS you have teamed are connected to on your switch:

Grouping, EtherChannel, Partner...

These are the various namings for this I've com across...

Hope this helps.
Dave

I am wondering if anyone has yet attempted this. Actually found this thread while googling how to bond my two nics. In my home environment this could be a real benefit to me.

I have already attempted to create a bond-nic. It SEEMS to work, even grabbing a fresh IP address but when I actually try to make an outbound connection my traffic seems to go nowhere.