Chapter 4
Configuring
e1000g
Driver Parameters
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Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to
configure Jumbo Frames support.
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To Configure Jumbo Frames in a Solaris x86
Environment
1. Edit the
/kernel/drv/e1000g.conf
file:
2. Modify the
MaxFrameSize
value:
3. Reboot for the change to take effect:
4. Plumb:
#
cd /kernel/drv/e1000g.conf
MaxFrameSize=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0;
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| | e1000g2
| e1000g1
e1000g0
# 0 is for normal ethernet frames.
# 1 is for upto 4k size frames.
# 2 is for upto 8k size frames.
# 3 is for upto 16k size frames.
# These are maximum frame limits, not the actual ethernet frame
# size. Your actual ethernet frame size would be determined by
# protocol stack configuration (please refer to ndd command man
pages)
# For Jumbo Frame Support (9k ethernet packet)
# use 3 (upto 16k size frames)
#
reboot
#
ifconfig eth2
xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
up
#
ifconfig eth2 mtu 8170
