does ieee 802.3z specify a standard? I don;t have a copy handy.
joelja
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, BALBIR SINGH wrote:
> Actually not, the Intel driver/card supports a size of
>
> look into e1000_mac.h
>
> #define MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE 0x3F00 (which is 16128).
>
> The bottom line is 9000 is not the limit, it is
> just the beginning of jumbo frame sizes.
>
> Balbir
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
> |[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Joel Jaeggli
> |Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:32 AM
> |To: Bill Davidsen
> |Cc: Olivier Galibert; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> |Subject: Re: MTU discovery
> |
> |
> |
> |9000 is the limit on gigabit ethernet, other media type have different
> |maximum frame sizes (ie 4470 on fddi, 9216 on pos oc12 interfaces).
> |
>
>
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