thanx for the thip with 2.2.17, it really solved my problem. but know i'm getting SIOCSIFSLAVE: invalid agrument. error's when trying to ifenslave devices. i know that this may be the wrong place for a discussion on bonding, but i hardly can find any help on this. because it's quite urgent to me, any clue would help... thanx phibo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/