Performance of bonded network

[superjma]

Hi

I have tried to bond 2 network interfaces and it looks like it works.




I have done the same on the switch and my synology.






My problem is that the speed has not changed. I would have expected a 2Gbit between the 2 machines.



What am I missing?

 

[gurubert]

One TCP stream will always use one physical interface. Bonding will give you more aggregated bandwidth if multiple machines are talking to each other. See the documentation for the xmit_hash_policy option of the bonding module.

 

[Access2IT]

What switch are you using? Check of your switch supports LACP and enable this on your server and nas configuration.

 

[superjma]

What switch are you using? Check of your switch supports LACP and enable this on your server and nas configuration.

I am using a HP 1810-24G.
The switch support LACP. You can see it in the screenshot I included.

 

[superjma]

One TCP stream will always use one physical interface. Bonding will give you more aggregated bandwidth if multiple machines are talking to each other. See the documentation for the xmit_hash_policy option of the bonding module.

Ok so the only way to get more bandwith between my NUC and synology is to invest in a 2.5GBit switch?

 

[spirit]

What am I missing?

-P 2

 

[louie1961]

Think of bonded networks like a multi-lane highway. More cars can travel on the road with two lanes vs the road with one lane. BUT, the individual cars cannot go any faster. A bonded network connection will not double your speed. So, yeah, if you want to achieve higher speeds, you need different infrastructure, like 2.5gbe NICs and a 2.5gbe switch. Just adding a 2.5gbe switch will not make your 1gbe NICs any faster.