Matty writes: > non-zero PauseRX values. According to nicstat, the box doesn't appear to be > handling any excessive amounts of traffic, so I'm still not real > certain why it would be > sending pause frames back to the switch. Does anyone happen to have any > ideas?
In general, it is nothing to worry about. It means the network hardware is doing its job, and your're not loosing packets. This is a good thing. As long as you're getting good throughput, I would not be overly concerned. Also, note that excessive amounts of traffic may not be required. I know nothing about the BCM nics you are using, but in general, small bursts which exceed the NIC's rx fifo high water trigger will enough to generate pause frames. Also, depending on things specific to the NIC, the number of pause framse sent may be much higher if you've configured the NIC to use a jumbo MTU. Drew _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
