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[H]ard|Gawd
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Recently I got two Intel X540 for a direct connection between my fileserver (Linux) and my desktop (Windows 8). I would like to configure both computers in way that they transparently prefer the fast link over the normal gigabit links to the switch, but only for communication between those two computers. I don't want one of them to act as a router for the other. At the moment I assigned a different subnet the those interfaces and established a network share to the IP of the server. That is not really transparent and does only work for file transfers. Is there a more elegant way to solve this?
One of my ideas was to install a software switch/bridge on the server, add all server interfaces to this bridge and let STP decide which path to use. This may be a too complicated solution, however.
One of my ideas was to install a software switch/bridge on the server, add all server interfaces to this bridge and let STP decide which path to use. This may be a too complicated solution, however.