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Subject: Re: How can I stop "discard oversize frame" errors?
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On 09/01/05 at 11:08AM, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> Bryan Albright wrote:
> [ ... ]
> >fxp0: discard oversize frame (ether type 800 flags 3 len 1573 > max 1514)
> >fxp0: discard oversize frame (ether type 800 flags 3 len 1533 > max 1514)
> >fxp0: discard oversize frame (ether type 5555 flags 3 len 1520 > max 1514)
> >fxp0: discard oversize frame (ether type 800 flags 3 len 1564 > max 1514)
> >
> >I have 2 NICs in my machine, both intel etherexpress pro:
> 
> Try setting an mtu of 1450 or so.  You can add that to the ifconfig lines 
> in /etc/rc.conf, or run "ifconfig fxp0 mtu 1400" directly.
> 

I've tried to do that, but the fxp cards do not seem to allow
modifying the mtu settings.  It does have the capability of modifying
the vlanmtu, but I don't know if this will affect/help this issue.

Thanks,

Bryan

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