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46 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 2004
Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for exact commands to
configure jumbo frames support.
Jumbo Frames With Trunking 1.3
When using jumbo frames with Trunking 1.3, you must explicitly enable jumbo
frames on each link participating in the Trunk.
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To Configure Jumbo Frames Using
ndd
1. Bring down and unplumb the interface.
2. Set the instance number:
In this example, the instance number set is 0.
3. Set the instance to accept jumbo frames:
4. Plumb the interface up:
Where
xx.xx.xx.xx
= the IP address of the interface.
Setting
ce
Driver Parameters
You can set the
ce
device driver parameters in two ways:
■
Using the
ndd
utility
■
Using the
ce.conf
file
If you use the
ndd
utility, the parameters are valid only until you reboot the system.
This method is good for testing parameter settings.
% ndd -set /dev/ce instance 0
% ndd -set /dev/ce accept-jumbo 1
% ifconfig ce0 plumb
xx.xx.xx.xx
up