Etherchannel setup (I think!)

[jonny2495]

Hi all,

I think I need to use etherchannel for something I am working on but not totally sure. Here is what I want to do:

I have 1 win 2k server with 2 intel based compaq NIC's that I have the network config utility that can team the 2 interfaces. I want to connect this to a 2900xl switch running 12.0 IOS using both nics to improve bandwidth.

Is etherchannel what I need to use and if so how do I set it up? I am only using 1 vlan and the switch setup is pretty basic at the moment.

Cheers

Jon

Jon - CCNA to be
UK

 

[globalchicken]

You need to find out if your NIC can support LACP for configuring the etherchannel.

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is part of an IEEE specification (802.3ad) that allows you to bundle several physical ports together to form a single logical channel. LACP allows a switch to negotiate an automatic bundle by sending LACP packets to the peer. It performs a similar function as Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) with Cisco EtherChannel.

PAgP is cisco propietary.