TCP offload was developed to improve data center network performance and reliability, but a confusing array of TCP offload techniques can do just the opposite. In traditional networking, the CPU ...

Various brands and configurations of virtual machine network interface cards, or VMNics, are known to cause occasional repetitive errors resulting in slowing the CPU's processing capacity. Three ...

The first issue on the table was checksum offloading, in particular with respect to tunneling protocols. Since we first looked at checksum offloading in December, an updated patch set has been posted.

i played a bit on a box or two with the settings and it seems to have a positive effect on performance. any gurus out there have input on using TCP offloading? the vendor specifics listed in the "why ...