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NIC teaming on RN314
My RN314 runs on the latest FW and has a dual Link to a Cisco Meraki Switch MS220 capable of L3, LACP, LAG, etc.! After creating the team on 802.3ad LACP Layer 3+4 in the RN314 it states ok but after...
antaljanssen wrote:
In the meantime, I'm running on FW level 6.9.3 and the setting is stable but still, there is no data received over one of the two connections within the bond. One is constantly receiving 4Mbps data from 4 separate devices in total so it should be possible to use both ports with setting L3+L4, correct?
The L3+L4 setting only applies when sending. The switch LACP setting is what matters in the NAS receive direction. Most switches are hard-wired to use layer-2 hashing.
The odds of receiving streams from 4 devices on the same link is 1/8 - not that probable, but not shocking either. Using L3+L4 doesn't change those odds - what it does is potentially allow 2 streams going to the same device to use different links.
You might consider using a static LAG on the switch, and set up the NAS to use round-robin.
In the meantime, I'm running on FW level 6.9.3 and the setting is stable but still, there is no data received over one of the two connections within the bond. One is constantly receiving 4Mbps data from 4 separate devices in total so it should be possible to use both ports with setting L3+L4, correct?
antaljanssen wrote:
In the meantime, I'm running on FW level 6.9.3 and the setting is stable but still, there is no data received over one of the two connections within the bond. One is constantly receiving 4Mbps data from 4 separate devices in total so it should be possible to use both ports with setting L3+L4, correct?
The L3+L4 setting only applies when sending. The switch LACP setting is what matters in the NAS receive direction. Most switches are hard-wired to use layer-2 hashing.
The odds of receiving streams from 4 devices on the same link is 1/8 - not that probable, but not shocking either. Using L3+L4 doesn't change those odds - what it does is potentially allow 2 streams going to the same device to use different links.
You might consider using a static LAG on the switch, and set up the NAS to use round-robin.
StephenBwrote: The L3+L4 setting only applies when sending. The switch LACP setting is what matters in the NAS receive direction. Most switches are hard-wired to use layer-2 hashing.Isn't any hashing algorithm valid exactly only when sending (so applied to - and for - traffic leaving the ports' aggregation on device where it is configured)?
Kimera wrote:
StephenBwrote: The L3+L4 setting only applies when sending. The switch LACP setting is what matters in the NAS receive direction. Most switches are hard-wired to use layer-2 hashing.Isn't any hashing algorithm valid exactly only when sending (so applied to - and for - traffic leaving the ports' aggregation on device where it is configured)?
The OP said "One is constantly receiving 4Mbps data from 4 separate devices in total so it should be possible to use both ports with setting L3+L4, correct?" I pointed out that was a misunderstanding. And I said what you said - that the setting only applies when sending.
I forced the Switch in LAG for the two Ethernet-ports and it looks it's going to work. The Pioneer Pro with 802ad is working properly but even that one looks to work better than before so I think the automation functionality in case of LAG is not working as good as I hoped together with Netgear.
antaljanssen wrote:
I forced the Switch in LAG for the two Ethernet-ports
If you set up a static LAG in the switch then you should be using round-robin in the NAS (not LACP).
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