https://sigtar.com/tags/rge/ Recent content in Rge on sigtar.com Hugo en-nz Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1200 https://sigtar.com/2009/08/03/opensolaris-network-teaming/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1200 https://sigtar.com/2009/08/03/opensolaris-network-teaming/ <p>Otherwise known as trunking or link aggregation. I believe it is the best way to get that additional boost out of your network server while providing a bit of redundancy on link failure. here is how to do it&hellip;</p> <p>Official docs on the process here&hellip; <a href="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6990/gdysn?a=view">http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6990/gdysn?a=view</a> and some good bits here <a href="http://blogs.sun.com/nickyv/entry/link_aggregation_jumpstart_post_install">http://blogs.sun.com/nickyv/entry/link_aggregation_jumpstart_post_install</a></p> <p><strong>dladm</strong> (data link admin) is the tool for the job. List the links you currently have&hellip;</p> <p><strong>dladm show-link</strong></p> <p>First shut down the links you are currently using..  (you will have to do this on the console)</p> https://sigtar.com/2009/02/12/opensolaris-rtl81118168b-issues/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1300 https://sigtar.com/2009/02/12/opensolaris-rtl81118168b-issues/ <p>I&rsquo;ve got an integrated RTL8111 nic which seemed to work fine under opensolaris 2008.11. But if the nic was put under load for a various length of time it seemed to just drop off the network.</p> <p>At first i thought it was my SMB service dying, but after a quick ping i relised i had lost the entire TCP/IP stack on that particular card. Hmm&hellip;</p> <p>It does come back online if you are patient and wait for about 5mins or so.</p>