I'm sure that this is a goal on network-manager 0.7 () <a href="http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerToDo">http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerToDo</a> <div>On 8/28/06, Xan <<a href="mailto:DXpublica@telefonica.net">DXpublica@telefonica.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> En/na Robert Collins ha escrit: > On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 11:23 +0200, Xan wrote: > >> I have two network interfaces: eth0 and eth1. >> I just want to know if it's possible to combine two interfaces for >> downloading (and uploading) at the same time in the two interfaces. >> That >> is, can ubuntu use the two interfaces at the same time? >> >> For example I think: >> a) ubuntu automatically uses the less used interface. If it's >> possible, >> we could have two balanced interfaces (equal traffic bandwitth) >> b) we could specify which program uses what interfaces. For example, >> use >> bittorrent in eth0 and web browsers in eth1.... >> >> And the question is: if it's possible, is it _easy_ (for desktop >> users)? >> > > As far as a) Its very possible see the excellent Linux Advanced Routing > and Traffic Control HOWTO: <a href="http://lartc.org/">http://lartc.org/</a>. > > > The extent to which its possible is largely dependent on non-Ubuntu > factors - ISP or company network configuration etc. [unless you are > actually talking about parallel-http/ftp range fragment downloading, > which is purely application configured, and nothing to do with the > network as such. > > For b), yes, with limits - its possible to tag a traffic flow, and then > use that in routing and traffic mangling rules to force it out a > specific interface. Things like bittorrent which have dynamic ports are > somewhat harder to do this too, but its still possible with sufficient > effort. > > And no, its not easy, generally not for anyone, let alone 'desktop > users'. > > I hope that anyone who does set out to do make this easy does so with an > awareness of the complexity that exists inherently in such tasks, and > tries to find ways to reduce that - making it easier for server admins > to achieve would be a good first step in making it easier for 'desktop > users' to do. > > -Rob > > Well, thanks for pointing this resources and clarify me with you explanations. Regards, Xan. -- ubuntu-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com </a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel</a> </blockquote></div>