23 Jan
2019
23 Jan
'19
7:09 a.m.
This is basically how the kernel does it. Each port of the switch is a true Linux interface. You add routes to the interface, and the kernel will offload it to the hardware. If you create a bridge and add interfaces to the bridge, the kernel will offload it to the hardware. If you use the team driver to create a LAG, and add interfaces to it, the kernel will offload it to the hardware. All your usual tools, routing daemon, snmp agents, just work.
Can you give an example of equipment that I can actually buy? All my professional life I use 1U x86 Linux servers for NAT|Routing + L2 Switch for LACP's|VLAN's, and always want something like this setup but in one box. k