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@@ -355,57 +355,58 @@ previously mentioned to force the adapter to the same speed and duplex.
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Additional Configurations
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- Jumbo Frames
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- ------------
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- Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than
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- the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU size.
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- For example::
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+Jumbo Frames
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+------------
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+Jumbo Frames support is enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger
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+than the default of 1500. Use the ifconfig command to increase the MTU
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+size. For example::
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ifconfig eth<x> mtu 9000 up
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- This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if
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- you add::
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+This setting is not saved across reboots. It can be made permanent if
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+you add::
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MTU=9000
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- to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example
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- applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this
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- setting in a different location.
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+to the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<x>. This example
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+applies to the Red Hat distributions; other distributions may store this
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+setting in a different location.
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- Notes:
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- Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some Jumbo frames
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- environments. If this is observed, increasing the application's socket buffer
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- size and/or increasing the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help.
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- See the specific application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/
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- networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details.
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+Notes: Degradation in throughput performance may be observed in some
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+Jumbo frames environments. If this is observed, increasing the
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+application's socket buffer size and/or increasing the
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+/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_*mem entry values may help. See the specific
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+application manual and /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/
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+networking/ip-sysctl.txt for more details.
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- - The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides
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- with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128.
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+- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value
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+ coincides with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128.
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- - Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result in
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- poor performance or loss of link.
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+- Using Jumbo frames at 10 or 100 Mbps is not supported and may result
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+ in poor performance or loss of link.
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- - Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not
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- support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names:
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- Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter
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- Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network Connection
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+- Adapters based on the Intel(R) 82542 and 82573V/E controller do not
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+ support Jumbo Frames. These correspond to the following product names:
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+ Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PM Network
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+ Connection
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- ethtool
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- -------
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- The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
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- diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
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- version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.
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+ethtool
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+-------
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+The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and
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+diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information. The ethtool
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+version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.
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+
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+The latest release of ethtool can be found from
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+https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
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- The latest release of ethtool can be found from
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- https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
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+Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
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+---------------------------
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+WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility.
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- Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
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- ---------------------------
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- WoL is configured through the ethtool* utility.
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+WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
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+For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be
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+loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
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- WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot.
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- For this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e1000 driver must be
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- loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
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Support
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