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kashani <kashani-list <at> badapple.net> writes: |
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> >> Just curious: What kind of network (layer 2) is this that allows an MTU of |
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> >> 9000? |
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> >> Uwe |
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> > It sounds like Gigabit Ethernet to me. |
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> Keep in mind that not all fastE or gigE switches support jumbo frames. |
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> Additionally not all cards support jumbo frames either though you can |
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> certainly set them to an MTU of 9000 and watch things break. |
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> To the original poster, I'd do some googling and verify that all the |
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> network cards and switches involved can do jumbo frames and that it is |
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> enabled on each device as needed. |
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> kashani |
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Does NFS have any negotiations to determine if jumbo frames can work |
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between 2 system, then use a smaller mtu if a larger (jumbo) mtu |
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is not suppported between devices? |
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James |
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