Daniel Schwager wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> the downloaded driver from broadcom (version 4.0.4) does
> only support /kernel/drv/bnx.conf:mtu= ... (instead of Jumbo=...)
> in the configuration file. I was not able to active jumboframes
> with this driver.
> 
> I installed a new opensolars 1/08 with the sun-included bnx
> driver (Broadcom NXII GbE v3.5.6.1). In this bnx.conf, i
> have to set the /kernel/drv/bnx.conf:Jumbo=0,9000,...

Try it in bnx.conf with:
Jumbo = 9000;

Then reboot the system. For this setting, the default mtu for the bnx
instances will be 9000.

Thanks,
Samuel

> After reboot i tried to set the mtu via "ifconfig bnx1 mtu 9000 up" - but
> i got "setifmtu: SIOCSLIFMTU: bnx1: Invalid argument"
> 
> I tried to enable jumbo-frames with ndd, but 
>   ndd /dev/bnx1 '?' 
> told me, there's no parameter jumbo to set .... 
> 
> So, i can't enable MTU 9000 with my 
> System HP 460c, 
>    onboard Board  Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708S Gigabit Ethernet
>    subsystem-vendor-id:0000103c, subsystem-id 0000703b
>    Vendor-id: 14e4       device-id:16ac
> 
> Question: Does anybody use the bnx driver with mtu 9000 ?? 
> 
> I have no idea for tracking down this problem now ...
> 
> regards
> 
> Danny
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