[CentOS] Jumbo frames problem with Realtek NICs?

[Emmanuel Noobadmin]

On 6/24/11, Tim Nelson <tnelson at rockbochs.com> wrote:
> Realtek NICs are known to be some of the poorest interfaces available. A
> quality Intel or Broadcom NIC will set you back very little in terms of
> cost. Just replace it and be done. :)

I was afraid that might be the case (already had two Intel NICs in the
shopping cart to be honest) but was hoping I didn't have to waste time
explaining why the plentiful Realtek NICs around cannot be used for
testing.