UnRaid as Network Switch / Bridging - Invalid Config

[Jojomatik]

Hi,

my unraid machine is connected to my gigabit switch, which is connected to the router and most other devices in my home.

Now I bought two ASUS XG C100C Network cards to create a 10G connection between my PC and the unraid machine. I've read that it is possible to configure unraid to behave as if it were a switch:

 

 

Both of these posts conclude on the same config:

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For eth0:

- Enable bonding = No

- Enable bridging = Yes

- Bridge members = eth0, eth1

 

For eth1 (will get automatically added to the eth0 bridge)

- Enable bonding = No

- Enable bridging = No

But if I disable eth0 bonding and enable bridging (add eth1) and leave everything else unchanged, unraid looses network connectivity. Therefore I have to take the thumbdrive and delete network.cfg.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

Edit:

I'm running Unraid 6.8.3.

I'm currently also connected to the router from my PC. Is this a problem? (I can't use the 10G direct link currently as its not configured yet)
 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Jojomatik
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