Does 'JumboFrames' upgrade/enhance the overall speed of a Gigabit network?

[hughythomas]

[Guys,

I think I'm in the market of replacing a Gigabit Switch (it's a Netgear one that seems to get confused and keep switching to 100mbps over the full Gigabit speeds I desire).

I was wondering...does Jumbo Frames enhance the overall speed of file transfers on a Gigabit network? And if so, do all the devices need to be equipped with the technology - such as Switches for example?

Thanks in advance for a reply.]

 

[KIA]

Sometimes you can force the negotiation speed in Device Manager.

What transfer speeds do you see at the moment?

 

[PistolPete]

Jumbo speeds can enhance file transfers and the sending and receiving device, as well as the switch in the middle, need to understand them.

 

[Duke]

Yes the switch will need to be compatible with jumbo frames.

 

[SMN]

Its just the MTU size being changed to 9000 or whatever it is, so providing they support them definitely use them to speed things up.

 

[hughythomas]

Any advice on a decent 5-port Gigabit Switch that has JF then lads?

Ideally, I'd want it to be the colour black as well (to match everything else in my room!).

Cheers!

 

[Duke]

Not sure if I've seen any small or cheap switches that support it. You might need to dig around. The one I use is the HP Procurve 1410-8g which is a very good switch. Sorry not in black, although I'm sure you can hide it

 

[dewi]

The one I use is the HP Procurve 1410-8g which is a very good switch.

I've got the same HP switch on my desk at work. It's a very nice piece of kit.

 

[Azuse05]

What's wrong with http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-011-TP ?

Quite a few options just under £20. Procurves aren't cheap - but they are quite good

 

[Duke]

Does it support jumbo frames? I know TP-Link gets a lot of love on here but they were very cheap and cheerful before.

 

[bremen1874]

Does it support jumbo frames? I know TP-Link gets a lot of love on here but they were very cheap and cheerful before.

It does, as do many of the cheap switches. It used to be a premium feature, but I guess it's now a standard feature of the chipsets they're using.

 

[Stolly]

Having being in involved in a large amount of testing (within the context of a virtualised storage network within a corporate) of jumbo frames we didn't see any increase that would make a measurable difference to anyone’s experience in a home environment.