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Jaroslaw's avatar
Sep 22, 2015
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What Bonding/Teaming Mode Should I Use?

Hello, I am seeking your advice on 

Which Bonding/Teaming Mode Should I Use to achieve best performance?

ReadyNas 204 connected directly to Nighthawk X6 R8000

What settings would you recommend me to use, please?

Thanks

Jarek

 


  • Jaroslaw wrote:

    Hello, I am seeking your advice on 

    Which Bonding/Teaming Mode Should I Use to achieve best performance?

    ReadyNas 204 connected directly to Nighthawk X6 R8000

    What settings would you recommend me to use, please?

    Thanks

    Jarek

     


    You can't use LACP, since both ends need to support it (and the R8000 doesn't).  I think Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is the best mode of the ones that are left.

     

    Generally speaking, bonding/teaming only helps if you have multiple users accessing the NAS at the same time.

     

     

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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User

    Jaroslaw wrote:

    Hello, I am seeking your advice on 

    Which Bonding/Teaming Mode Should I Use to achieve best performance?

    ReadyNas 204 connected directly to Nighthawk X6 R8000

    What settings would you recommend me to use, please?

    Thanks

    Jarek

     


    You can't use LACP, since both ends need to support it (and the R8000 doesn't).  I think Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) is the best mode of the ones that are left.

     

    Generally speaking, bonding/teaming only helps if you have multiple users accessing the NAS at the same time.

     

     

    • Jaroslaw's avatar
      Jaroslaw
      Guide

      Thanks for your advuice,

      there is few of us in my household to use our NAS.

      Thanks again!

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