[e-nsp] Jumbo Frames under 6.2.2b56

[Mikael Abrahamsson]

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Dan wrote:

> Hello,
> I need to use jumbo frames (1560) for an application, and am attempting to
> use a Summit 5i for it, but am not getting any success. I see many txerrors
> when I enable jumbos (tx Lost, IIRC). I do not believe it to be a simple
> issue of a bad cable, and the switch seems fine for any other applications -
> does anyone know of any particular issue with jumbo frame support under
> Extremeware 6.2.2b56?

I do recommend you upgrade to the latest 6.2.2 if you really need to 
remain at 6.2.2. EW6.2.2b156 is the latest afaik.

> Here are the pertinent config pieces (simple setup and all):
>
>> create vlan r1
>> create vlan r2
>> config vlan r1 add port 1-8
>> config vlan r2 add port 9-16
>> config jumbo-frame 1560
>> enable jumbo-frame port 1-16

No, that should work fine. You do know that the 1560 is the ethernet MTU, 
and not like on ciscos where it's the IP MTU?

What about if you set it to a higher number?

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se