Buffalo TS6400DN0802 User Manual page 179

Chapter 7 Advanced Features
Trunking Mode
Active-backup
TLB
ALB
Note: If the TeraStation is being used as an iSCSI drive, disable iSCSI before changing network settings such as port
trunking. Navigate to Storage > iSCSI in Settings and move the iSCSI switch to the off position temporarily.
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Use an Ethernet cable to connect the hub LAN port and TeraStation LAN port.
Notes:
• Do not connect the second Ethernet cable to the TeraStation yet.
• If using an intelligent switch, configure the LAN ports on the switch first, before connecting to the
TeraStation.
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From Settings, click Network.
3
Click the settings icon (
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Select the LAN port that will be used and choose a port trunking bond, then click the port group.
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Select the port trunking mode and click OK.
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Click Save.
Characteristics
Only one NIC slave in the bond is active. A different slave becomes
active if and only if the active slave fails.
The outgoing network packet traffic is distributed according to the
current load (relative to the speed) on each network interface slave.
The incoming and outgoing network packet traffic is distributed
according to the current load on each network interface slave. The
receive load balancing is achieved by ARP negotiation.
) to the right of "Port Trunking".
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