ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide

the setting you want. NETGEAR advises that you keep the setting in an Auto-negotiation mode otherwise.

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MTU. In some network environments, changing the default MTU value can fix throughput problems. NETGEAR advises that you leave the default setting otherwise.

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Performance Settings . In this section, you can the Enable jumbo frames option allows you to optimize the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition for large data transfers such as multiple streams of video playback.

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Note: Use this option only if your NIC and your gigabit switch support jumbo frames. The ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports a 9000 byte frame size. For optimal

performance, a switch capable of this frame size or larger should be used.

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