82599-based adapters support all passive and active limiting direct attach
cables that comply with SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications.
-Laser turns off for SFP+ when ifconfig down
+Laser turns off for SFP+ when device is down
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-"ifconfig down" turns off the laser for 82599-based SFP+ fiber adapters.
-"ifconfig up" turns on the laser.
+"ip link set down" turns off the laser for 82599-based SFP+ fiber adapters.
+"ip link set up" turns on the laser.
82598-BASED ADAPTERS
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The driver supports Jumbo Frames for all adapters. Jumbo Frames support is
enabled by changing the MTU to a value larger than the default of 1500.
- The maximum value for the MTU is 16110. Use the ifconfig command to
+ The maximum value for the MTU is 16110. Use the ip command to
increase the MTU size. For example:
- ifconfig ethx mtu 9000 up
+ ip link set dev ethx mtu 9000
- The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 16110. This value coincides
- with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 16128.
+ The maximum MTU setting for Jumbo Frames is 9710. This value coincides
+ with the maximum Jumbo Frames size of 9728.
Generic Receive Offload, aka GRO
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