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Hey!
I am not a networking genius-I build computers, not network infrastructures most of the time. However, I recently bought two quad port gigabit NICs and the aforementioned switch (PowerConnect 2816). What I need to do is create two 4 Gigabit aggregate links between two towers (personal rig, storage server) as well as have them visible to the rest of the network.
Here is what happens when I try:
I have ports 2468 configured as LAG1 and 10121416 as LAG2 on the switch. A network cable connected to the rest of the network is in port 15 for DHCP, which I have set to pass through from the rest of the network. Nothing here sounds wrong to me.
The issue is in Windows-some of the ports on the NIC are not assigned IP addresses it seems. Say I have 3 Ethernet cables plugged in. Ports 1 and 2 might have an IP address, but 3 doesn't and says "unidentified network" unlike the other two. So naturally, when I try to bridge them, the whole thing becomes an "unidentified network".
Here's another thing I noticed-my WIFI became un-joinable when I had both computers and all the network cables plugged in. Could I be running out of IP addresses? I have quite a few devices on the network, and if each port requires an independent address maybe that is the issue? I don't think I have more than 50 devices though. My address table goes from .1 to .200, so I dont understand the problem.
Thanks,
Rowan
I am not a networking genius-I build computers, not network infrastructures most of the time. However, I recently bought two quad port gigabit NICs and the aforementioned switch (PowerConnect 2816). What I need to do is create two 4 Gigabit aggregate links between two towers (personal rig, storage server) as well as have them visible to the rest of the network.
Here is what happens when I try:
I have ports 2468 configured as LAG1 and 10121416 as LAG2 on the switch. A network cable connected to the rest of the network is in port 15 for DHCP, which I have set to pass through from the rest of the network. Nothing here sounds wrong to me.
The issue is in Windows-some of the ports on the NIC are not assigned IP addresses it seems. Say I have 3 Ethernet cables plugged in. Ports 1 and 2 might have an IP address, but 3 doesn't and says "unidentified network" unlike the other two. So naturally, when I try to bridge them, the whole thing becomes an "unidentified network".
Here's another thing I noticed-my WIFI became un-joinable when I had both computers and all the network cables plugged in. Could I be running out of IP addresses? I have quite a few devices on the network, and if each port requires an independent address maybe that is the issue? I don't think I have more than 50 devices though. My address table goes from .1 to .200, so I dont understand the problem.
Thanks,
Rowan
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