Patent ID: 7872965

Claim:
A method of teaming network resources of a computer system comprising: apportioning via a processor each of the one or more network resources into one of two or more groups, the one or more resources of each of the groups having a link operative to be coupled together as a port trunk to a different one of two or more coupling devices providing connectivity between the system and a network; assigning via a processor a unique layer2 address to each one of the groups, wherein one of the assigned layer2 addresses is a team layer2 address, and wherein said assigning further comprising programming the one or more resources of each group to receive on the group's assigned layer2 address; generating via a processor a response to a communication request received from the network, the response specifying the team layer2 address; and intercepting the generated response and substituting one of the assigned layer 2 addresses for the team layer2 address.