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Date:      Sat, 29 Aug 1998 14:50:20 +0000
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>
Cc:        Bill Paul <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Looking for feedback on xl (3c905/3c905B) driver 
Message-ID:  <199808291450.OAA08636@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 29 Aug 1998 17:20:09 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980829171012.8441A-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> 

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> ifconfig:
> xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>         inet 206.64.4.154 netmask 0xffffffc0 broadcast 206.64.4.191
>         ether 00:10:4b:98:fa:3b
>         media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
>         supported media: autoselect 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX
> <half-duplex> 100baseTX 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP
> <half-duplex> 10baseT/UTP
...
> btw, if i set my mtu higher you think i'll get more performance?

No; 1500 is the conventional limit.  If you go larger, you stop being 
Ethernet.

ObPedantAvoidance: yes, there are standards for larger frames.

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