Listing 1. Typical Configuration Scenario

sys1# insmod bonding.o mode=1 miimon=100
sys1# /sbin/ifconfig bond0 10.0.0.1 up
sys1# /sbin/ifenslave bond0 eth0
sys1# /sbin/ifenslave bond0 eth1
sys1# /sbin/ifconfig

bond0  Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:D0:DA:10
       inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.255.255
       Mask:255.255.0.0
       UP BROADCAST RUNNING MASTER MULTICAST
       MTU:1500 Metric:1
       RX packets:7224794 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 frame:0
       TX packets:3286647 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

eth0   Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:D0:DA:10
       inet addr:10.00.0.1 Bcast:10.0.255.255
       Mask:255.255.0.0
       UP BROADCAST RUNNING SLAVE MULTICAST
       MTU:1500 Metric:1
       RX packets:3573025 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 frame:0
       TX packets:1643167 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
       Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1080

eth1   Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:A0:CC:D0:DA:10
       inet addr:10.0.0.1 Bcast:10.0.255.255
       Mask:255.255.0.0
       UP BROADCAST RUNNING SLAVE NOARP MULTICAST
       MTU:1500 Metric:1
       RX packets:3651769 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 frame:0
       TX packets:1643480 errors:0 dropped:0
       overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
       Interrupt:9 Base address:0x1400