auto eth2 iface eth2 inet manual bond-master bond0 auto eth3 iface eth3 inet manual bond-master bond0 # bond0 is the bonding NIC and can be used like any other normal NIC. # bond0 is configured using static network information. auto bond0 iface bond0 inet static address 10.0.1.53 netmask 255.255.0.0 bond-mode 2 bond_xmit_hash_policy layer3+4 bond-miimon 100 bond-slaves eth2 eth3