Link Aggregation

[Rensin]

Ok probably going to sound stupid here

Am I right in thinking I could aggregate 2xNIC's on a pc which would enable me to upload on 1 port and transfer files on the other port at the full Gigabit speed on each port?

I've aggregated 2 ports on my switch and also created a VLAN on my pc for both ports (802.3ad) uplink speed is 2Gbps and I'm able to pull 1 cable without losing connection.

Problem is if I transfer files from 2 different pc's simultaneously to the main PC only 1 port is being used so only 50MB/s transfer speeds. Same when downloading/uploading on the main pc and transfering files to it.

I've followed guides on youtube so probably gone wrong somewhere.

Switch = USW-Lite-16
NIC cards = l350-t2

 

[Rensin]

1 drive is SSD the others are mechanical.

 

[Rensin]

A mechanical drive won't keep up with 2 connections writing to it

By simultaneous transfers I meant to 2 different drives but yes they are still mechanical drives. I'll install a 2nd SSD and give them a try.

Link aggregation doesn't magically give you 2 Gbps, there is a lot more to it than that.

Shoudln't I still be able to access the main pc at reasonable speeds for example downloading from gdrive (approx 350Mbps) and capable of a 1Gbps LAN transfer?
I know by aggregating 2 ports doesn't mean it doubles your speed ect

Guess I mis-understood the meaning of Link Aggregation




Single Transfer (PC1 to Main PC)