Author Topic: LS-XHL - Jumbo Frames  (Read 3507 times)

imouti

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LS-XHL - Jumbo Frames
« on: March 20, 2009, 12:49:56 AM »
   I have been experimenting a bit with the Jumbo Frame Feature, it seems that I get the best transfer rate at the default setting of 1518. NIC and switch both support Jumbo Frames.  Anyone out there figure out optimal settings?

davo

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Re: LS-XHL - Jumbo Frames
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2009, 04:09:17 AM »
   This is entirely down to your network topology. If your gigabit network supports Jumbo frames then you will see a sizeable increase in transfer rates, if not you linkstation might crash from your network altogether.
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imouti

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Re: - Jumbo Frames on this drive = useless
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 09:20:26 PM »
   After testing all jumbo frame possibilities it is evident that the default, smallest jumbo frame size produces the optimal transfer rate.  Unfortunately  after around 5 MB sized files, caching on the drive no longer works, hence the larger jumbo frame feature is useless.   Some comprehensive testing has been done by the reviewer below:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30760/75/1/2/