SUMMARY: Making use of dual-ethernet on DU 8400

From: Yvon Lauriault <yvon_at_infoserv.nlc-bnc.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 11:42:17 -0400

Thanks for the responses.

My original question was:

> We got ourselves a 8400 and it came with two Ethernet controllers
> on the I/O module. I would like to know if there is a way to configure
> DU 3.2D to make use of both Ethernet interfaces and configure the host
> with a single IP address and be able to connect both interfaces to the
> same subnet. Is this supported on DU, if so how?

The majority of answers stated I can't assign a single IP address to
two Ethernet interfaces and that it would be useless to connect the two
interfaces on the same LAN segment since an Alpha can easily saturate
a segment with a single interface. I agree!

I then clarified that I wanted to connect to a multi-port bridge and
then the suggestions were to assign an IP address to both interfaces
and split the connections between the two adresses or go to something
faster than Ethernet. I am considering both options.

Thanks again to:

James D. Zelenka <jz1j+_at_andrew.cmu.edu>
Fred Lance <f_lance_at_tec.nh.us>
Carlos Lorence Davalos <celd_at_osfulsa.ulsa.mx>
Dave Cherkus <cherkus_at_UniMaster.COM>
anthony baxter <anthony.baxter_at_aaii.oz.au>
Mike Richichi <MRICHICH_at_DRUNIVAC.DREW.EDU>
Harald Lundberg <hl_at_tekla.fi>

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