Section 9.18. Network Options


9.18. Network Options

These options control low-level aspects of the networking subsystem.


Set various network device parameters.


netdev= [irq],[io],[mem_start],[mem_end],[name]

Specify network device parameters, which are specific to the driver used by the network device. Some drivers' source files document the applicable options. This option does not usually apply to PCI, USB, or other plug-and-play network devices. It is intended for use only on devices that can not discover their own resource assignments.


Set the number of route cache hash buckets.


dhash_entries= n

This option lets you override the default number of hash buckets for the kernel's route cache. Recommended only for kernel network experts.


Set the maximum number of network shapers.


shapers= n

This option lets you set the maximum number of network shapers that the kernel can use.


Set the number of TCP connection hash buckets.


thash_entries= n

This option lets you override the default number of hash buckets for the kernel's TCP connection cache.



Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))
ISBN: 0596100795
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 113

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