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Old 09-03-2007, 07:26 AM   #1
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Jumbo Frames


Hi,

Please can someone tell me how i go about enabling jumbo frames, for maximum speed over gigabit ethernet on a linux NIC?

Thanks,

Jack
 
Old 09-03-2007, 07:28 AM   #2
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you just need to increase the mtu to 9000:
Code:
ifconfig eth0 mtu 9000
 
Old 09-03-2007, 07:30 AM   #3
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Thanks alot, never knew it would be that simple
 
  


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