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hengy1
Oct 19, 2014Tutor
Jumbo Frames Packet needs to be fragmented
I'm trying to set up jumbo frames. The Readynas NV is set to autonegotiation with an MTU size of 7936. I'm using a terminal and trying to access it to determine best MTU size for transmission. The hig...
StephenB
Oct 19, 2014Guru - Experienced User
Try doing the same ping test between your two PCs - that will tell you clearly if Jumbo Frames are supported by the switch. The performance impact of the fragmentation will vary between platforms. So the 80 MB number between 2 pc's is not really relevant.
But it is clearly better not to enable JF if your switches (and devices) don't support it.
But it is clearly better not to enable JF if your switches (and devices) don't support it.
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