If balance-rr and balance-xor modes are set, then the switch should be configured to evenly distribute packets across all links.
This also gives assurance that traffic is actually flowing over the links. It is not possible to use both methods at the same time due to restrictions in the bonding driver.ĪRP monitoring sends ARP queries and uses the response as an indication that the link is operational. In the above example, if one of the bonded links were to fail, the bonding driver will still continue to send packets over the failed link which will lead to network degradation.īonding in RouterOS currently supports two schemes for monitoring a link state of slave devices: MII and ARP monitoring. It is critical that one of the available link monitoring options is enabled. Note: bonding interface needs a couple of seconds to get connectivity with its peer.
Note: Interface bonding does not create a interface with a larger link speed.