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Old 03-28-2010, 07:59 AM   #1
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How to set jumbo frames in linux?


Anyone who can help me in finding out if jumbo frames are supported by linux or not?

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Old 03-28-2010, 09:07 AM   #2
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Yes, they are. We've used them successfully.

If I remember correctly, in Redhat you just add "MTU=<framesize>" to the appropriate ifcfg-ethx file for the interface (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethx).
 
  


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