[Beowulf] SMC 8524T jumbo frame problems

Sean Dilda agrajag at dragaera.net
Tue Sep 28 18:15:13 PDT 2004


On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 20:59, Chris Samuel wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:51 am, Sean Dilda wrote:
> 
> > I have a similar switch (sold through Dell, but basically the same
> > switch).  In order to use jumbo frames, you have to enable it on the
> > switch.  This can be done through the web interface (not sure the exact
> > links), or through the command line interface.
> 
> The SMC 8524T is an unmanaged switch, so this isn't possible. :-(
> 
> http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=products_show_description&productCode=SMC8524T

Looks like one number makes all the difference.  The Dell switches I
have (powerconnect 5224) are actually equivalent to the SMC 8624T. 
Sorry about that.




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