>>> what size is the actual maximal sized jumbo packet we will ever see? >> some transpac science community folk, who care more about speed trials >> with big data sets than they do about over-stretching the ethernet crc, >> use 9k jumbo frames. > well that's the standard but the highest I've seen mentioned as a normal > size is I think 9220 bytes.
i suggest being careful with the word "standard." ieee, which controls the ethernet spec, has refused to standardize anything above 1500 on the grounds that it would over-stretch the crc. randy _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
