Arch Linux Network Bonding

Arch Linux Network Bonding Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to network bonding on Arch Linux, including bond creation, bond modes, and bond configuration.

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Table of Contents

1. Creating Bonds
2. Bond Modes
3. Bond Configuration
4. Troubleshooting

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Creating Bonds

Load Bonding Module

Load module:

# Load bonding module
sudo modprobe bonding

# Make permanent
echo "bonding" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules-load.d/bonding.conf

Create Bond

Create bond:

# Create bond interface
sudo ip link add bond0 type bond

# Or using systemd-networkd
sudo vim /etc/systemd/network/bond0.netdev

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Bond Modes

Bond Mode Options

Available modes:

• mode=0 (balance-rr): Round-robin
• mode=1 (active-backup): Active-backup
• mode=4 (802.3ad): LACP
• mode=6 (balance-alb): Adaptive load balancing

Set Bond Mode

Configure mode:

# Set mode
sudo ip link set bond0 type bond mode balance-rr

# Or in config
sudo vim /etc/systemd/network/bond0.netdev

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Bond Configuration

Add Interfaces

Add to bond:

# Add interface
sudo ip link set eth0 master bond0
sudo ip link set eth1 master bond0

# Or in config
sudo vim /etc/systemd/network/eth0.network

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Troubleshooting

Bond Issues

Check bond:

# Check bond status
cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0

# Check interfaces
ip link show master bond0

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Summary

This guide covered bond creation, modes, configuration, and troubleshooting.

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Next Steps

• Arch Linux Networking - Network setup
• Arch Linux Network Bridges - Bridges
• ArchWiki Network Bonding: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_bonding

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This guide is based on the ArchWiki. For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official ArchWiki.