Equipment:
HP Procurve 4000M managed switch with multiple GbE modules
Linksys CG6300 Cable gateway with 4 GbE ports
(I don't think it's relevant to mention anything else connected to the switch, but I have multiple servers each with highly capable/configurable dual NICs)
Questions:
1. Since the gateway router is consumer-grade and has limited configurability, can I use switch-side configuration settings to bond/aggregate/trunk 4 ports to the router's 4 ports? In other words, is trunking/aggregation possible without the router also having this configuration option?
2. Can someone point me toward the right protocols and terminology that will let me conduct meaningful research on the web? The lexicon of port aggregation is very fragmented and inconsistent, and I'm getting frustrated with dead-end searches. My switch manual uses the term "port trunking", and it supports SA/DA, SA-trunk, and FEC. I suspect that SA-trunk is my only option with this basic router.
Why do I want to do this?
1. To learn more about advanced networking in the process.
2. To minimize all bottlenecks in my network, just because.
HP Procurve 4000M managed switch with multiple GbE modules
Linksys CG6300 Cable gateway with 4 GbE ports
(I don't think it's relevant to mention anything else connected to the switch, but I have multiple servers each with highly capable/configurable dual NICs)
Questions:
1. Since the gateway router is consumer-grade and has limited configurability, can I use switch-side configuration settings to bond/aggregate/trunk 4 ports to the router's 4 ports? In other words, is trunking/aggregation possible without the router also having this configuration option?
2. Can someone point me toward the right protocols and terminology that will let me conduct meaningful research on the web? The lexicon of port aggregation is very fragmented and inconsistent, and I'm getting frustrated with dead-end searches. My switch manual uses the term "port trunking", and it supports SA/DA, SA-trunk, and FEC. I suspect that SA-trunk is my only option with this basic router.
Why do I want to do this?
1. To learn more about advanced networking in the process.
2. To minimize all bottlenecks in my network, just because.