Sun Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter manual To Configure Jumbo Frames Using ndd

▼To Configure Jumbo Frames Using ndd

1.Shut down and unplumb the interface.

2.Set the instance number:

%ndd -set /dev/ipge instance 0

In this example, the instance number set is 0.

3.Set the instance to accept Jumbo Frames:

%ndd -set /dev/ipge accept-jumbo 1

4.Plumb the interface up:

%ifconfig ipge0 plumb xx.xx.xx.xx up

where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of the interface.

▼To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment

1.Ensure that the e1000 software is installed.

#modprobe e1000

2.Plumb the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet interface:

#ifconfig eth2 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx up

where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx is the IP address of the interface.

3.Set the MTU for maximum performance:

#ifconfig eth2 mtu 8170

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