I've seen 55MB/s over my cheap gbit switch at home, and over 65MB/s at work (Dell 27xx series)--all without jumbo frames.
Keep in mind that you only want to use jumbo frames if ALL devices on the network support it...including your router, if applicable. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 3:19 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Gigabit switch and a thank you and now Jumbo Frames > > On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 02:32:24PM -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: > > > > Someone else is telling me that I should get a switch and cards that > support > > Jumbo frames. In reading a review about the Dell (which looks great > in every > > other regard) it does not support Jumbo Frames. I will moving alot > of image > > and video files across this network to and from my two NAS boxes and > 4-5 > > PC's. > > > > In looking at switches none have mentioned anything about Jumbo > frames, is this > > a feature that you only find on more expensive switches? Or do most > Gigabit > > switches support this? > > > > Do I have to have the correct Gigabit ethernet adapters to support > Jumbo as > > well? One of my NAS's is a Buffalo Terastation Pro which already has > Gigabit > > ethernet and supports Jumbo Frames. I would need adapters for the > other NAS > > (currently has 10/100) and the PC's. I had decided on the Intel > nic's and this > > one in particular < http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item= > > N82E16833106123>. How can I tell if it supports Jumbo frames or is > this a > > matter of concern only with the switch? > > Eh no the NIC has to support it as well ( and the driver for it ). > I get 30MB/s without jumbo frames, is that not fast enough? :) > > > -- > > Bryan G. Seitz
