Re: [gentoo-user] a second and third network card: init.d/???

["Alan E. Davis" <lngndvs@gmail.com>]

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Thanks for the answers. I MIGHT have gotten wireless working: have to wait
until the router is working to find out. These answers help.

Alan

On 10/26/05, John Jolet <john@jolet.net> wrote:
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2005, at 6:28 AM, Jerry McBride wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday 26 October 2005 07:28, Alan E. Davis wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to install a dlink atheros based wireless card (dwl
> >> g510). I am
> >> stuck at the point of creating initscripts in /etc/init.d/.
> >>
> >> I already linked /etc/init.d/net.eth0 to /etc/init.d/net.lo. I
> >> assume I
> >> need to do something different with net.ath0, and I don't
> >> understand how to
> >> create an initscript.
> >>
> >> I will be using the wireless probably internally, but I wonder if
> >> I can use
> >> bonding? Actually I have three nics including the wireless.
> >>
> >> Can anyone point me to TFM on this subject?
> >>
> >> Alan
> >>
> >
> > Try.... /usr/src/linux/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
> >
> In my experience (granted, i've not tried this with gentoo), bonding
> only works when both or all nics in the trunk are the same chipset,
> same driver. I'd be astonished if you could bond the wireless nic
> with a wired one. If the other two are the same chipset, you will
> have more luck, but remember that the network device (i.e. switch)
> into which they are plugged must also support bonding.
> >
> > That's all TFM that you will need.
> >
> >
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