You might need to enable jumbo frames via ndd before it'll let you set the MTU via ifconfig.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Daniel Schwager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > i would like to configure my bnx0 ethernetinterface using jumboframes (MTU > 9000). For this, i downloaded the driver from > http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtremeii.php (v4.0.4) > and try to change /kernel/dev/bnx.conf:mtu=9000,9000,9000,9000 > but no change happend after reboot (ifconfig -a shows the MTU 1500 and > setting it manually ends with this error: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ifconfig bnx1 192.168.162.70 mtu 9000 > ifconfig: setifmtu: SIOCSLIFMTU: bnx1: Invalid argument > > Did somebody could help me to track down this problem ? > > regards > Danny > > > > dmsg: > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 mac: [ID 469746 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx0 registered > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 pcie_pci: [ID 586369 kern.info] PCIE-device: > pci103c,[EMAIL PROTECTED], bnx0 > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] bnx0 is /[EMAIL > PROTECTED],0/pci8086,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/pci1166,[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/pci103c,[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 bnx: [ID 995108 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx0: BCM5708 > device with F/W Ver1090006 is initialized. > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 bnx: [ID 328528 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx0: Fiber > link is up (1000Mbps, Full Duplex) > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 bnx: [ID 328528 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx0: Fiber > link is up (1000Mbps, Full Duplex, Tx & Rx Flow Control ON) > Apr 15 23:06:48 storage08 mac: [ID 435574 kern.info] NOTICE: bnx0 link up, > 1000 Mbps, full duplex > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > networking-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > -- _________________________________/ sengork.blogspot.com /¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
