Re: Different MTU Sizes in same VLAN

thanx a lot for the response.

YES, I can set MTU to 9000.....

If I enable MTU=9000 in switch ...

how does switch recognize MTU size from/to different hosts ?

how do hosts negotiate for specific MTU size ?

cheers

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Scott Morris <smorris_at_ine.com> wrote:

> Is it possible? Sure... But ask what the differences are.
>
> On your switch. CAN you set the MTU to 9000? That'll most likely help
> you answer your question there. And specifically thinking about what
> ethernet frames with a size of 9000 are called. Are these treated
> differently?
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> Tharindu Rukshan Bamunuarachchi wrote:
> > hi all,
> >
> > this is not directly related CCIE ... but that would be great if you
> could
> > answer ...
> >
> > Is it possible to keep 1500 and 9000 MTU enabled hosts in same VLAN.
> >
> > we have about 30+ boxes connected over 10G ethernet. we need to enable
> Jumbo
> > (MTU=9000) in few boxes.
> >
> > 1. Do we have to create seperate VLAN for MTU=9000 hosts ?
> > 2. Is it possible to mix both MTU enabled hosts in same vlan ?
> > 3. Is it depends on Switch and OS of hosts ?
> >
> > thankx a lot.
> >
>

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