[plug] [OT] Managed switch - Question

[Craig Ringer]

> A) The possibility of trunking. Connect two gigabit network card to two
> gigabit sockets and bond/trunk/load balance your way to 2GB throughput.
> Also copes best when a network card dies, as there's no downtime. Switch
> to switch trunking is nice too :)

Indeed. Many higher-end unmanaged switches now support automatic 
trunking negotiation now, too - very cool.

> D) Internal Error Logs. Eg "HP4814["Accounts"] received invalid Nway
> state on trunk0 - Port A3" meaning the a previous network admin had set
> one side of a trunk to half-duplex, and the other end to full duplex.
> The two ends couldn't figure out how to communicate and keep the link,
> and the HP logged every time there was an error.

Oooh .... wonder if my Netgear can do that? I'd be great for debugging 
negotaition problems with NICs.