Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using the pppoe plugin

[John covici]

on Saturday 10/27/2007 Hans-Werner Hilse(hilse@×××.de) wrote
 > Hi,
 > 
 > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:23:44 -0400
 > John covici <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
 > 
 > > on Saturday 10/27/2007 Hans-Werner Hilse(hilse@×××.de) wrote
 > >  > Hi,
 > >  > 
 > >  > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:35:05 -0400
 > >  > John covici <covici@××××××××××.com> wrote:
 > >  > 
 > >  > > What happens is that when I use this a computer on my local network
 > >  > > has intermittent connection problems -- it connects to google just
 > >  > > fine, but not to Microsoft sites and other places.
 > >  > 
 > >  > Does this computer use the computer you're running pppd on as a router?
 > >  > 
 > >  > It really sounds like an MTU issue ATM...
 > > 
 > > Yep, exactly the gentoo box is a router for the computer having the
 > > problem, anyway to adjust the mtu using the plugin?
 > 
 > For me, "mtu 1492" in my pppd config script is sufficient. If that's
 > not the case for you, you should try MSS-Clamping. You can do that
 > using iptables, I could search for a proper iptables rule, but I don't
 > have one at hand right now...
 > 
Exactly where did you put your mtu -- I don't see it in the possibly
options in /etc/conf.d/net.example for the pppd options.

Thanks.

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