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Switch that supports IEEE 802.3ad (Link aggregation)

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jmdixon85

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I am soon to be replacing my old (but reliable) dual Xeon P4 fileserver with this motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2765&dl=1#ov

It has two NIC's that I would like to link together to obtain a 2gb's link to my switch. The motherboards manual says my switch would need to support IEEE 802.3ad. I am using an old dynamode gigabit switch but it does not have a model number on it so I can't track it down on the net but I'm sure it doesn't the IEEE 802.3ad standard.

So could anyone help me finding a cheap switch that will do the job? (I'm in the UK so please keep that in mind.

It seems a need a "smart" switch and the cheapest I have found is this one: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8-port-netgear-gs108t-200uks-prosafe-gigabit-smart-switch

But at £60 it's more than I would like to spend on a switch.

Thanks for any help :thup:
 
I picked up a Dell Poweredge 5224 for $30 shipped (£19.3). You probably won't be able to get that good of a deal, but they are priced well for what they do. Best thing to do is check eBay.
 
Hey Thiddy do you mean powerconnect???

Found a Dell powerconnect 2724 on ebay that seems to suit my needs. Ends in just over a day and is still on 99p :) Thanks for the heads up.
 
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