Thursday, August 14, 2014

How to test if Jumbo Frames is configured

Quick Tip - Jumbo Frames are ethernet frames with a payload of greater than 1500 bytes MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit).   For this to work, Jumbo Frames must to configured from End to End.To quickly determine if it's configured correctly just use good ol PING.

-f  = Prevents fragmentation.

-l  = Specifies packet size.
 
Ex: ping -f -l 8972 [Destination IP]


 



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