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Title	How to disable TCP Chimney Offload (TOE) on Linux

URL Name	How-to-disable-TCP-Chimney-Offload-TOE-on-Linux

Article Number	000172852

Environment	Product: OpenEdge Version: 10.x, 11.x, 12.x OS: Linux Other: Networking

Question/Problem Description

How to disable TCP Chimney Offload (TOE) on Linux

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To disable TOE on Linux run the following command:

ethtool -K eth0 tso off

Run the following command before and after to make sure the settings are changed:

ethtool -k eth1

Note:
To make sure TOE is disabled permanently when the machine reboots, put the command ethtool -K eth0 tso off into /etc/init.d/rc.local or the ifup script.

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References to Other Documentation:
Progress Article(s):
000040054: Does Progress recommend enabling TCP Chimney offload?

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Last Modified Date	12/20/2021 10:23 PM