Subject: Re: changing the MTU and TCP MSS
To: Jussi Hamalainen <count@theblah.org>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/13/2002 05:10:07
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?

-lava

>
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--Brian

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