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For the networking experts: NAS VS Switch jumbo frames
I've been pondering on this for a while but have not found any definite answer: Say you have a MTU of 9000 on your NAS, should your switch MTU be exactly 9000 as well or should it be over 9000 so t...
Packet size negotiation varies by protocol, and some protocols have no method for doing it at all. Packets that are too large get fragmented (or dropped).
Sometimes these sizes include ethernet framing (18 bytes) and sometimes they don't. So that is something to keep in mind when you set them.
The best thing to do is to probe the maximum packet size with ping (using the -f and -l options with windows).
Sometimes these sizes include ethernet framing (18 bytes) and sometimes they don't. So that is something to keep in mind when you set them.
The best thing to do is to probe the maximum packet size with ping (using the -f and -l options with windows).
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