Due to the fact that /etc/modprobe.conf has been deprecated in RHEL 6, the process of bonding network interfaces has changed a bit. Now instead of defining your bond in your /etc/modprobe.conf, you define it in /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf. No changes in syntax. alias bond0 bonding Then in your ifconfig-bond0 file, you define your bonding mode. Note the … Continue reading RHEL 6 – New Network Bonding Configuration