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Sun Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter User Manual

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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.

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;

^ ^ ^

| | |

| | 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