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jumbo frames slow things down
Hi, I have a pc with NIC capable of doing Jumbo Frames (9K). It´s connected to a netgear GS108. The label of the GS108 says GS108GE and has serialnumb 21620C3H0025A. On the netgear site it says th...
If you were only getting 1.5 MB w/o JF then there was something very wrong. 60 MB also seems out-of-line for a v1. Were you testing with a small file? Caching can sometimes make the speed measurements incorrect.
JF can help, but not always. The reason it can help is that JF reduces CPU/interrupt load on the end devices. Whether that matters or not depends on the NIC card features in the end device and the speed of the device. Also, most home routers don't support JF at all - usually you'll need a switch.
JF can help, but not always. The reason it can help is that JF reduces CPU/interrupt load on the end devices. Whether that matters or not depends on the NIC card features in the end device and the speed of the device. Also, most home routers don't support JF at all - usually you'll need a switch.
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