>> 0d:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet
>> Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
>
> http://download.intel.com/design/network/specupdt/82573.pdf
> 17 ASPM/Jumbo Frames Disabled Due to Early Receive Threshold Overrun
> Buffer
> Status: Intel does not plan to resolve this erratum in the 82573
> Gigabit Ethernet Controller. Jumbo frames is not supported in
> 82573E/V& is supported with the workaround above in 82573L.
Interestingly, I somewhere got the same PDF (from the intel site) that
required a password -- and didn't investigate further on your link. Now,
out of curiosity, I did...
> You'll have to use different hardware. The chipset you've got has a
> bug, and jumbo frame support is disabled as a result.
...and yes, you're right.
I'm amused about PeeCee hardware (sorry, only half of a pun intended)...
There's those two NICs on board of a *server* grade machine, a 82573E
and a 82573L. One of them is just *broken* (see above).
Cheers,
Timo
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