[Mike.Bowden]

Hey everyone, as you can see I'm new and this is my first post.

Hi to everyone.


My question is this, I have a Mac Pro and there are dual 1GB ethernet ports in the back. I know there are a few different things that you can do with it, but I'd like for them to sort of be bridged (windows) together and work as 1 ethernet port. Is there a way to configure them to do this, or some software to aid in this type of setup?

[dn15]

You can do this but I think it requires being attached to a Gigabit switch that is specifically compatible with such a setup. Unless you're in a fancy corporate network there's almost no chance you have the equipment necessary to do that.

[besson3c]

What is your goal here? I'm not following you...

[ginoledesma]

What you want is bonding, or link aggregation as Mac OS X calls it. As dn15 mentions, you'll need a switch that supports this also for it to work properly. Here's Apple's support article on the topic.

[Mike.Bowden]

Guess when I upgrade my home network I'll need to be sure to get a router that supports this. I'm currently running on a 10/100 network and really want to upgrade to gigabit and wirelessN. Just haven't gotten the money together to do so.

Thanks for the support though, this answered my question.