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      Melim
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      HELLO
      Can i bond 2 LAN interfaces in order to act as one with same GATEWAY? i ant to connect PFSENSE to 2 different switches

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        viragomann @Melim
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        @Melim
        You're probably looking for bridging multiple interfaces.

        Interfaces > Interface Assignments > Bridges

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          NogBadTheBad @Melim
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          @Melim said in BOND Interfaces:

          HELLO
          Can i bond 2 LAN interfaces in order to act as one with same GATEWAY? i ant to connect PFSENSE to 2 different switches

          Different switches that are stacked ?

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            Melim @NogBadTheBad
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            @NogBadTheBad

            Hey

            They are not Stack

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              NogBadTheBad @Melim
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              @Melim You'll need switches that are stacked if you want resiliency.

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                Dobby_ @Melim
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                @Melim said in BOND Interfaces:

                Can i bond 2 LAN interfaces in order to act as one with same GATEWAY? i ant to connect PFSENSE to 2 different switches

                LAG - Link Aggregation
                Linux = Bond - means combining logical line to one physical line
                Cisco = Trunk - means Link-Aggregation that is vlan transporting
                Networks = Link-Aggregation (2 lines to 8 lines)

                Link-Aggregation is bonding together several physical network wires
                to a logical acting "big" one. Minimum are two lines and maximum
                often are eight lines.

                In normal we are talking here about Link-Aggregation, and there will be normally two modes you can use the static one and the dynamic one,
                the dynamic one is realized over LACP . What ever you want to go with
                or plain wich to you want to use, it must be set up on both ends same.

                i ant to connect PFSENSE to 2 different switches

                pfSense is connected to redundant (two) core switches behind the
                firewall, therefore you can use LAGs.

                #~. @Dobby

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                  Dobby_ @NogBadTheBad
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                  @NogBadTheBad

                  There are often different network layers in a network, you can have also two
                  core switches that are redundant and connect the pfSense with 2wires each
                  two that redundant core.

                  #~. @Dobby

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                    NogBadTheBad @Dobby_
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                    @Dobby_ The OP mentioned a LAG.

                    You can’t create a LAG to two different switches, you could have two different links and route.

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                      Dobby_ @NogBadTheBad
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                      @NogBadTheBad said in BOND Interfaces:

                      @Dobby_ The OP mentioned a LAG.

                      You can’t create a LAG to two different switches, you could have two different links and route.

                      One LAG to the switch 1 and a second one to the switch 2 would be able to realize
                      in my eyes

                      #~. @Dobby

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