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From: Ryan Viljoen <ravilj@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Setting default MTU for rp-pppoe
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 18:27:54
Message-Id: deb2011050806112126a27d86@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Setting default MTU for rp-pppoe by Paul Kain
1 Tried that it doesnt work I am afraid.
2
3 As you can see no change in the mtu...
4 ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
5 inet addr:196.2.100.119 P-t-P:196.30.31.100 Mask:255.255.255.255
6 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1432 Metric:1
7 RX packets:316 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
8 TX packets:287 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
9 collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
10 RX bytes:43856 (42.8 Kb) TX bytes:37356 (36.4 Kb)
11
12 ifconfig ppp0 mtu 1352 works however but I want it to set the ppp0 mtu
13 to 1352 as default when the connection comes up.
14
15
16 On 8/6/05, Paul Kain <paul.kain@×××××.com> wrote:
17 > /sbin/ifconfig ppp0 mtu 1352
18 >
19 > or 1392 whatever tickles your fancy
20 >
21 > If you wish your mtu to be set when booting up do the following :
22 >
23 > cd /etc/ppp/
24 >
25 > fire up vim or your favourite editor and edit pppoe.conf
26 >
27 > go all the way to the bottom and add this line
28 >
29 > mtu="1352"
30 >
31 >
32 > save.
33 >
34 > On 8/6/05, Ryan Viljoen <ravilj@×××××.com> wrote:
35 > > Hi
36 > >
37 > > Could anyone tell me how I go about setting the default MTU of my
38 > > pppoe connection. I am using rp-pppoe to bring it up. It currently
39 > > sets it to 1432 and I need it to be 1352.
40 > >
41 > > Thanks
42 > > Rav
43 > >
44 > > --
45 > > "When you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic Voices...
46 > > that's nothing - when you play it forward it installs Windows"
47 > >
48 > > --
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50 > >
51 > >
52 >
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55 >
56 >
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58
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60 "When you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic Voices...
61 that's nothing - when you play it forward it installs Windows"
62
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Re: [gentoo-user] Setting default MTU for rp-pppoe Paul Kain <paul.kain@×××××.com>