Configuring Jumbo Frames enables the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets larger than the standard 1500 bytes. However, the actual transfer size depends on the switch capability and the device driver capability.
Note - Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to configure Jumbo Frames support.
Jumbo frames can be enable in a Linux environment with the following steps
Enable Jumbo Frames in a Linux Environment
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Configuring Jumbo Frames enables the Ethernet interfaces to send and receive packets larger than the standard 1500 bytes. However, the actual transfer size depends on the switch capability and the device driver capability.
Note - Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to configure Jumbo Frames support.
Enabling Jumbo Frames in a Solaris Environment
Now we will check how to enable Jumbo Frames in both a SPARC and an x86 environment.
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