Linux Network Bonding Configuration Quiz

1. To view the current status of bonded interfaces, which command is used?

Cat /proc/net/bonding/bond0

Ip bond show

Bondctl status

Ethtool bond0

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3. Which file contains the bonding driver kernel module parameters on most Linux systems?

/etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf

/etc/sysctl.conf

/proc/sys/net/bonding

/sys/module/bonding/parameters

Submit

5. To add a new slave interface to an existing bond dynamically, which command is used?

Echo +ethX > /sys/class/net/bond0/bonding/slaves

Ip link add bond0 type bond

Ifenslave bond0 ethX

Bondctl add ethX to bond0

Submit

7. Which bonding mode is best suited for load balancing without requiring switch LACP support?

Mode 6 (balance-alb)

Mode 4 (802.3ad)

Mode 0 (balance-rr)

Mode 1 (active-backup)

Submit

9. In bonding, what is a slave interface?

A physical network interface that is part of a bonded interface

A virtual interface created for routing

A secondary network card used only for backup

A loopback interface for testing

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11. What is the primary purpose of network bonding in Linux?

Combining multiple network interfaces for redundancy and load balancing

Encrypting all network traffic between servers

Increasing CPU speed during network operations

Reducing the physical number of network cables required

12. Which bonding mode requires all slave interfaces to be connected to the same switch?

Mode 4 (802.3ad)

Mode 5 (balance-tlb)

Mode 6 (balance-alb)

Mode 1 (active-backup)

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14. Mode 2 (balance-xor) distributes traffic based on which algorithm?

XOR hash of source and destination MAC addresses

Round-robin packet selection

Source IP address only

Random interface selection

15. What parameter specifies which interface becomes the primary in active-backup mode?

Primary

Master_interface

Active_slave

Preferred_link

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17. Which configuration file is typically used to define bonding interfaces on RHEL/CentOS systems?

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

/etc/network/interfaces

/proc/net/bonding

/sys/class/net/bonding

18. What does 802.3ad bonding mode require from network switches?

Support for LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

Manual MAC address configuration

Dedicated bonding firmware

Special spanning tree protocol settings

19. Which bonding mode provides active-passive failover without load balancing?

Mode 1 (active-backup)

Mode 2 (balance-xor)

Mode 4 (802.3ad)

Mode 6 (balance-alb)

20. In bonding mode 0 (balance-rr), how are packets transmitted?

Sequentially across all slave interfaces in round-robin fashion

Only through the first active slave interface

Based on source IP address hashing

Randomly selected without pattern

Linux Network Pro Setting Up Network Bonding Quiz

1. To view the current status of bonded interfaces, which command is used?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. To remove a slave interface from an active bond, the interface must first be ____.

3. Which file contains the bonding driver kernel module parameters on most Linux systems?

4. Balance-alb (mode 6) provides load balancing for both transmit and ____.

5. To add a new slave interface to an existing bond dynamically, which command is used?

6. When a slave interface fails in active-backup mode, failover is triggered by the ____.

7. Which bonding mode is best suited for load balancing without requiring switch LACP support?

8. The up_delay parameter in bonding configuration controls ____.

9. In bonding, what is a slave interface?

10. Balance-tlb (mode 5) transmit load balancing works without requiring ____.

11. What is the primary purpose of network bonding in Linux?

12. Which bonding mode requires all slave interfaces to be connected to the same switch?

13. The miimon parameter in bonding configuration specifies ____.

14. Mode 2 (balance-xor) distributes traffic based on which algorithm?

15. What parameter specifies which interface becomes the primary in active-backup mode?

16. In Debian/Ubuntu systems, bonding is typically configured using ____.

17. Which configuration file is typically used to define bonding interfaces on RHEL/CentOS systems?

18. What does 802.3ad bonding mode require from network switches?

19. Which bonding mode provides active-passive failover without load balancing?

20. In bonding mode 0 (balance-rr), how are packets transmitted?