Subject: Re: changing the MTU and TCP MSS
To: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/13/2002 06:24:09
In message <20020213050754.S17473-100000@digitalfreaks.org>, "Brian A. Se=
klecki
" writes:
>On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Jussi Hamalainen wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Steve Bellovin wrote:
>>
>> > Is there any easy way to change the MTU and the TCP MSS?
>>
>> You can change the MSS (or MTU) of any given route with the -mtu
>> parameter:
>>
>> route add default 1.2.3.4 -mtu 1460
>>
>> See man route for more info.
>
>...presumeably this would not be used on conjuction with the MTU and MRU=

>settings on ppp0 interface with kernel ppp conf?
>
>What about upcoming PPPoE/PPPoA support in the kernel?
>

I believe that my problem is a busted IPsec gateway someplace.  It's =

certainly not PPPoE.

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