2–Configuring NIC
Windows Property Pages
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Max Ethernet Frame Size
Specifies the Ethernet frame size for packet transmis-
sion and receive (includes the MAC header).
Reg Key:
MaxFrameSize
Default:
1514
(corresponds to 1514 bytes on the wire
+ 4 bytes of CRC)
Max:
9614
Min:
142
(Windows 2003),
590
(Windows 2008)
Max Jumbo Buffers
Specifies the number of jumbo-sized receive buffers
allocated for the jumbo ring (not frame).
Reg Key:
RxJumboRingSize
Default:
4096
Values:
1024, 2048, 4096, 8192
Number of Receive Buffers
Specifies the number of buffers allocated for receiving
standard MTU size (1514 byte) packets.
Registry Key:
*ReceiveBuffers
Values:
1024, 2048,4096,8192,16384,32768
.
Default:
16384
Number of Transmit buffers
Specifies the number of stage buffers used by the
driver during transmit.
Registry Key:
*TransmitBuffers
Values:
1024, 2048, 4096
Default:
1024
Priority & VLAN Tag
Enables and disables support for 802.1pQ priority
tagging. This property must be enabled to set the
VLAN ID.
Registry Key:
PQTagging
Default:
Priority and VLAN Enabled
Values:
Priority and VLAN Enabled, Prior-
ity and VLAN Disabled, Priority Enabled
and VLAN Enabled, Priority Disabled
and
VLAN Disabled
Receive Side Scaling
Enables and disables the RSS feature.
Registry Key:
RSS
Default:
Enabled
Values:
Enabled, Disabled
Table 2-1. Windows Driver Configurable Parameters (Continued)
Property
Description
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