GS116v2 and IEEE 802.3ad

[jmrichmond]

I have an old 16 port net gear GS116vs ethernet switch that is several years old.  My question; does it support the Link  Aggregation Group protcol, IEEE 802.3ad ??  Thanks in advance for your help.

Model: GS116v2|16-port Gigabit Switch 10/100/1000 Mbps

[schumaku · Accepted solution]

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@Peggy75 wrote:

C1-C16 is a Netgear GS116v2 smart managed switch

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No idea what C1-C16 means in this context - this would be a GS116E or GS116Ev2.

According to the fine  Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switches User Manual p.51 ff.

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Set Up Link Aggregation Groups

Note: Static link aggregation (port trunking) is supported on models GS116E, JGS516PE, JGS524E, and JGS524PE

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Note: The switch does not support IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation or Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) groups but supports manual static LAGs only.
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@Peggy75 wrote:

... switch is Balance XOR (IEEE 802.3ad draft v1), this is sometimes called Round-Robin.

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Yes, this is one of the modes to be used on a host for a static LAG.

https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS105EV2/WebManagedSwitches_UM_EN.pdf

[schumaku]

Of course not - because 802.3ad (dynamic LACP LAG) requires at least some configuration controls.

[Peggy75]

C1-C16 is a Netgear GS116v2 smart managed switch ... switch is Balance XOR (IEEE 802.3ad draft v1), this is sometimes called Round-Robin.

[Peggy75]

Oh so sorry but i am not sure about that... Thanks !!

[schumaku · Accepted solution]

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@Peggy75 wrote:

C1-C16 is a Netgear GS116v2 smart managed switch

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No idea what C1-C16 means in this context - this would be a GS116E or GS116Ev2.

According to the fine  Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switches User Manual p.51 ff.

===
Set Up Link Aggregation Groups

Note: Static link aggregation (port trunking) is supported on models GS116E, JGS516PE, JGS524E, and JGS524PE

....

Note: The switch does not support IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation or Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) groups but supports manual static LAGs only.
===

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@Peggy75 wrote:

... switch is Balance XOR (IEEE 802.3ad draft v1), this is sometimes called Round-Robin.

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Yes, this is one of the modes to be used on a host for a static LAG.

https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS105EV2/WebManagedSwitches_UM_EN.pdf