These tables list the maximum effective data rates, in a single data flow direction, for various data interconnect protocols. A best effort attempt has been made to exclude physical link encoding overheads where appropriate.

TrueNAS supports configuring different types of network interfaces such as a standard interface, network bridge, link aggregation (bond), and VLAN interfaces to use as part of the various backup, sharing, and virtualization features in TrueNAS. The tutorials in this section guide you through each of the various network interface configurations.

Use the Network Configuration Settings widget shows existing general network settings like the default gateway and DNS servers, set services allowed to externally communicate, enter an HTTP proxy, or host name database.

In general, a bridge refers to various methods of combining (aggregating) multiple network connections into a single aggregate network.

TrueNAS uses bridge(4) as the kernel bridge driver. Bridge(8) is a command for configuring the bridge in Linux. While the examples focus on the deprecated brctl(8) from the bridge-utilities package, we use ip(8) and bridge(8) from iproute2 instead. Refer to the FAQ section that covers bridging topics more generally.

Network bridging does not inherently aggregate bandwidth like link aggregation. Bridging is often used for scenarios that require extending a network segment or combining different types of network traffic.

TrueNAS provides the option to configure network interfaces using either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. IPv4 networks cannot see or communicate with an IPv6 website or network unless a gateway or some other implementation is configured to allow it. See Understanding IPv6 for more information.

After configuring your network infrastructure for IPv6, assign the IP addresses for your TrueNAS system. Use the TrueNAS UI to configure your network settings. If setting TrueNAS up for the first time after a clean install, use the Console Setup menu to enter IPv6 addresses.

TrueNAS does not pre-define static routes by default, but TrueNAS administrators can manually add static routes if they want or need to enter routes to a router to send packets to a destination network.

Static routes are not aliases, they are fixed IP addresses assigned as alternative routes for network traffic sent to a specific destination (server, device) in the network.

You can use the Console Setup menu during installation or any time after the initial system configuration to add a static route through an SSH session or by connecting a monitor and keyboard to the system, but we recommend using the web UI to make changes to the network configuration.

Network configuration covers global network settings, interface options, and platform-specific configurations.

A link aggregation combines multiple network interfaces into a single logical bond interface (e.g., bond0, bond1) to provide additional bandwidth or redundancy. TrueNAS implements link aggregation using Linux kernel bonding.

Many TrueNAS systems include a built-in out-of-band management port, enabling system access even when the web interface is unavailable.

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) allows users to check the log, access the BIOS setup, and boot the system without physical access. IPMI also enables users to remotely access the system to assist with configuration or troubleshooting issues.