i5/i7 MacBook Pros do NOT support Jumbo Frames

Posted on | May 2, 2010 | No Comments

While doing some research I discovered (first with the 27” iMacs) and now with the new MacBook Pro line that runs the i5 or the i7 processors; Apple has slotted in an ethernet controller that does NOT support Jumbo Frames.

See page four of the PDF of the Broadcom 5764 Chipset

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