topic Creating a bond using WAN &amp; DMZ ports on 1800 appliance in Spark Firewall (SMB) https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Creating-a-bond-using-WAN-amp-DMZ-ports-on-1800-appliance/m-p/164527#M7921 <P>Dear ChackMates,</P><P>My customer is asking to configure a bond interface using the WAN &amp; DMZ ports on their appliance.</P><P>When we try to do this via the GUI interface these ports are not available for inclusion in the bond.</P><P>Does anybody know if there are any documents or best practice information explaining why this should not be done?</P><P>We know that it can be forced via command line but we prefer to seek the greater knowledge before going along an unsupported path.</P><P>Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Best regards</P><P>Andrew</P> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:59:38 GMT Andrew-OCD 2022-12-08T12:59:38Z Creating a bond using WAN & DMZ ports on 1800 appliance https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Creating-a-bond-using-WAN-amp-DMZ-ports-on-1800-appliance/m-p/164527#M7921 <P>Dear ChackMates,</P><P>My customer is asking to configure a bond interface using the WAN &amp; DMZ ports on their appliance.</P><P>When we try to do this via the GUI interface these ports are not available for inclusion in the bond.</P><P>Does anybody know if there are any documents or best practice information explaining why this should not be done?</P><P>We know that it can be forced via command line but we prefer to seek the greater knowledge before going along an unsupported path.</P><P>Any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Best regards</P><P>Andrew</P> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:59:38 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Creating-a-bond-using-WAN-amp-DMZ-ports-on-1800-appliance/m-p/164527#M7921 Andrew-OCD 2022-12-08T12:59:38Z Re: Creating a bond using WAN & DMZ ports on 1800 appliance https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Creating-a-bond-using-WAN-amp-DMZ-ports-on-1800-appliance/m-p/164548#M7922 <P><SPAN>Known limitation.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>SMB-19193: It is not supported to configure a Cluster of Quantum Spark Appliances when an Internet connection is a Bond interface.<BR /></SPAN>See:&nbsp;<A href="https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk159772&amp;partition=Basic&amp;product=Quantum" target="_blank">https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk159772&amp;partition=Basic&amp;product=Quantum</A>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:09:41 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/Creating-a-bond-using-WAN-amp-DMZ-ports-on-1800-appliance/m-p/164548#M7922 PhoneBoy 2022-12-08T15:09:41Z