On Dec 29, 2007, at 10:41 PM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote:
What on earth is this? http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-debian-ubuntu-jumbo-frames-configuration/
Jumbo frames. Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of payload/ larger MTU than 1500..
I was under the impression that Ethernet frames can never be more than 1500 bytes.
Unless they're jumbo frames, yes.
Or is it some kind of stupid linux hack? Or does it have any meaning?
It's permitted in IEEE 802.3, if not encouraged.
Is there real value in this?
Fewer frames get corrupted, means less processing overhead per frame. Outside of that, the remaining advantage is fewer frames going over the line. It's not recommended on the same LAN as systems not using jumbo frames.
