LacpWindows + Linux Link Aggregation setup
LacpWindows + Linux Link Aggregation setup
You're looking to combine the bandwidth from two dual 2.5Gb NICs into a single connection for both your server and Windows PC. It's possible to achieve this by setting up link aggregation, which would theoretically give you a combined throughput of 5Gb. I've found some Linux resources on this topic, but I'm not familiar with the specifics of configuring it on Windows. Let me know if you need further help!
It's doubtful that any Win-OS release, aside from possibly the paid server versions, fully supports link aggregation. The system mainly functions in OSI layers 6 and 7, while link aggregation belongs to higher layers. I can't confirm this definitively since I'm not a regular user of Win-OS.
It should work. I've handled this before and keep doing it, though with a good switch in between. It's mostly for convenience, but it doesn't really add much value. In Windows 7, I used the NIC driver settings, which depended on the card you had. On Windows 10, I set it from within the OS itself, though you still end up in the drivers—specifically a few onboard Intel NICS, and you can find these via Device Manager. I had a Broadcom PCIe NIC in Windows 7, so you had to rely on their complicated software. In short: with 802.1AD compliant cards, you should be able to manage it in some way, regardless of the operating system.