Task:
Enable jumbo frames - switch MTU from 1500 to 9000 for an ethernet.
Steps:
1. Start --> Command Prompt --> Right-click, choose Run as Administrator, click Yes.
2a. In the command prompt window, view the current configuration:
c:\Users\mwnetadmin> netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
1 50 4294967295 connected Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
22 5 1500 connected Local Area Connection 2
2b. Still in the command prompt window, set the MTU to 9000:
c:\Users\mwnetadmin> netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface "Local Area Connection 2" mtu=9000 store=persistent
2c. Verify the change:
c:\Users\mwnetadmin> netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Idx Met MTU State Name
1 50 4294967295 connected Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
22 5 9000 connected Local Area Connection 2
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