Gigabit ethernet issue

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I've been setting up a gigabit ethernet network and in attempt to get it working, I've been directly hooking up my machines and testing them for performance isssues. All the systems have Intel gigabit cards whether they are integrated or as a separate PCI card. I have one system with an Intel Pro/1000 MT desktop adapter and I hooked it up with a system with the intel 875P chipset with gigabit. I enabled Jumbo frames on both machines and directly connected the two.

So I log into the computer and I'm able to access the opposite computer but when I try to copy a large set of files, I get a BSOD.
:STOP: 0X000000D1 (OxAB70D8E6,0X00000002,0x0000000,0xEB6A3b20)

Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Address EB6A3b20 base at EB6a0000 Datestamp 419dc6c6 - klick.sys

Any ideas?

 

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Has anyone else had problems enabling Jumbo frames on intel gigabit ethernet cards?

 

[ScottMac]

It's not specifically a Jumbo frame issue .... it's a driver issue. Either they're buggy, or they're negatively interacting with other resources.

Check the Intel site for the most current drivers. If these are the most current drivers, then try changing the slot of the NIC (I understand that one is built in and not changable).

Good Luck

Scott

 

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Thats my biggest problem, I'm using intel's latest drivers and they don't have earlier driver revisions available. Apparently I'm not the only one with this issue because I read on another site that was trying to review this card that they had the issue. But then another site was able to review this card and gave it stellar marks when it had jumbo frames enabled! BAH! There were no drivers that came with this card when I bought it...

 

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Essentially when I enable jumbo frames on my two machines, it just crashes them and I'm unable to get them running at very good speeds. Any ideas on how I can enable jumbo frames so I can improve performance?

 

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