From 00da85f96a4c51fbf4c7b65a95d2a75c17a3278d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Braun Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:00:50 -0800 Subject: x300 mtu: Removed magic number, minor manual updates --- host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'host/docs') diff --git a/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.rst b/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.rst index 9cb000275..22ef8c595 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.rst +++ b/host/docs/usrp_x3x0_config.rst @@ -69,19 +69,20 @@ Configuring the MTU ------------------------------------- In order to achieve maximum performance, we recommend setting the MTU size to 9000 for 10 GigE and 1500 for 1 GigE. It is possible to use smaller MTUs, but this -can affect performance. With some NICs, setting the MTU too high can also cause issues, -though. To set the MTU to 9000, you can use the following command: +can affect performance. With some NICs, setting the MTU too high can also cause issues. +To set the MTU to 9000, you can use the following command: :: sudo ifconfig mtu 9000 # For 10 GigE + sudo ifconfig mtu 1500 # For 1 GigE Using these MTUs will set the frame sizes for UHD communication to 8000 and 1472, respectively. In some cases, specifying the frame size manually by adding the argument "_frame_size=1472" can solve issues. Note that a frame size of 1472 will limit -the available sampling rate, although this is likely not a problem issue on 1 GigE. +the available sampling rate, although this is not a problem on 1 GigE. Configuring the Firewall -- cgit v1.2.3