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May 17th, 2013 09:00
Powerconnect 2848 LAG and Broadcom Link Aggregation
I 'm having trouble configuring a server with NIC Teaming via BACS4 (Broadcom) and a powerconnect 2848 (LAG). I know that the 2848 only supports static LACP and not dynamic. The three modes of NIC Teaming that BACS4 offers is:
Smart Load Balancing and Failover
802.3ad Link Aggregation using LACP
FEC/GEC Generic Trunking
What I want to accomplish is configure my server with NIC teaming using two 1GB ports and increase throughput to my server via LAG on the switch.
I've attempted configuring the switch with LAG following posts posted in this forum with no luck. Can anyone help point me in the right direction? Any help is much appreciated!


ares08
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May 17th, 2013 12:00
The model of the server is a Dell PowerEdge T410 and the NIC being used is a Broadcom BCM5716c NetXtreme II GigE (NDIS VBD Client)
ares08
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May 17th, 2013 13:00
On the Server:
I configured the NIC on the server with Smart Load Balancing and Failover and assigned that NIC a static IP. I set it up on vlan 1, untagged.
On the Switch:
I configured LAG via the LAG membership page. I did not make any other configurations because all ports are on vlan 1 and by default the lag is untagged. I could not find that feature to set the LAG to access mode.
Problem:
I can access the internet and shared drives from the server. I cannot not RDP into it from another machine or access a machine from the server. I cannot even ping the server from my workstation.
I have the switch connected to other unmanaged switches on my network. I don't know if that might make a difference.
ares08
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May 17th, 2013 14:00
I can rdp into the workstation on the 2848 switch from another switch, but i cannot rdp into the server.
ares08
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May 17th, 2013 14:00
Yes I do have a DHCP Server on the network. From the server I am not able to ping the 2848. I am not able to ping any workstation on that same switch. The server and workstation are on the same subnet. There was nothing of note on the Event Viewer of the server regarding networking or rdp connections.
ares08
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May 17th, 2013 15:00
I restarted the server and now I can rdp into it, but i lost internet connection and connection to my shared drives. I have a yellow triangle with a question mark in it on top of the notification sign of the network connectivity icon on the desktop.