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Donut26830
Junior Member
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07-25-2025, 03:03 AM
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I set up DDWRT on my Linksys e2500 and discovered a setting called "link Aggregation on ports 3 and 4." I think this allows me to combine those connections so bandwidth is doubled for one device. I’m not sure if any further adjustments are needed on the router itself to make it work. As for the drop-down options, “trunk” likely means routing traffic through a single point, while “no” probably disables that feature entirely.
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Donut26830
07-25-2025, 03:03 AM #1

I set up DDWRT on my Linksys e2500 and discovered a setting called "link Aggregation on ports 3 and 4." I think this allows me to combine those connections so bandwidth is doubled for one device. I’m not sure if any further adjustments are needed on the router itself to make it work. As for the drop-down options, “trunk” likely means routing traffic through a single point, while “no” probably disables that feature entirely.

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manolp90
Junior Member
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08-02-2025, 12:32 AM
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Trunk ensures VLAN traffic flows without losing tags. //note: previously mentioned VLAN trunking, here it's link aggregation. See details below: Link aggregation Occasionally, trunking means port aggregation—also called Ethernet bonding or link aggregation. It links multiple Ethernet connections into a single logical path, helping bypass bandwidth constraints. You can connect several switches with ports and distribute traffic across them, easing congestion between switches or from switches to servers. During failover, aggregation speeds recovery since data reroutes through another port while still reaching the right destination. This concurrent sending can boost performance. The IEEE standard for this is 802.1AX. Source: https://www.n-able.com/blog/vlan-trunking Edited March 9, 2022 by PyCCo_TyPuCTo Clarification
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manolp90
08-02-2025, 12:32 AM #2

Trunk ensures VLAN traffic flows without losing tags. //note: previously mentioned VLAN trunking, here it's link aggregation. See details below: Link aggregation Occasionally, trunking means port aggregation—also called Ethernet bonding or link aggregation. It links multiple Ethernet connections into a single logical path, helping bypass bandwidth constraints. You can connect several switches with ports and distribute traffic across them, easing congestion between switches or from switches to servers. During failover, aggregation speeds recovery since data reroutes through another port while still reaching the right destination. This concurrent sending can boost performance. The IEEE standard for this is 802.1AX. Source: https://www.n-able.com/blog/vlan-trunking Edited March 9, 2022 by PyCCo_TyPuCTo Clarification

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agarmor
Member
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08-17-2025, 12:18 AM
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The equipment at the other side requires a network interface card with link aggregation capability.
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agarmor
08-17-2025, 12:18 AM #3

The equipment at the other side requires a network interface card with link aggregation capability.

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GarciaPRO
Member
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08-18-2025, 03:11 PM
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The Linux bonding driver could work, but your NIC must also support it.
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GarciaPRO
08-18-2025, 03:11 PM #4

The Linux bonding driver could work, but your NIC must also support it.