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diff --git a/host/docs/dpdk.dox b/host/docs/dpdk.dox
index 5fd2797ed..db4072b78 100644
--- a/host/docs/dpdk.dox
+++ b/host/docs/dpdk.dox
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ use.
\subsection dpdk_nic_config NIC Configuration
+Configuration of the NIC can be controlled via device arguments via the usual
+methods, but the \ref page_configfiles "UHD configuration file" is the
+recommended location.
+
In order to run, you'll need to set the permissions for your user to take over
the vfio-pci devices, the hugepages, and the scheduler's settings for the
threads (at a minimum). You may consider running you applications as root, at
@@ -98,12 +102,12 @@ options:
dpdk-driver=/usr/local/lib/dpdk-pmds/
;dpdk-corelist is the -l flag for the DPDK EAL. See more at the link
; https://doc.dpdk.org/guides-17.11/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.html#running-a-sample-application
- dpdk-corelist=2,3
- ;dpdk-num-bufs is the total number of packet buffers allocated
+ dpdk-corelist=0,1
+ ;dpdk-num-mbufs is the total number of packet buffers allocated
;to each direction's packet buffer pool
;This will be multiplied by the number of NICs, but NICs on the same
;CPU socket share a pool
- dpdk-num-bufs=4095
+ dpdk-num-mbufs=4095
;dpdk-mbuf-cache-size is the number of buffers to cache for a CPU
;The cache reduces the interaction with the global pool
dpdk-mbuf-cache-size=315