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Date:      Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:19:13 -0700
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@earthlink.net>
To:        Gabriel <gmains@southwind.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: MTU size problem
Message-ID:  <20000610181913.B179@dialin-client.earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0006101946190.4179-100000@jasper.southwind.net>; from gmains@southwind.net on Sat, Jun 10, 2000 at 07:50:03PM -0500
References:  <Pine.BSI.4.21.0006101946190.4179-100000@jasper.southwind.net>

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On Sat, Jun 10, 2000 at 07:50:03PM -0500, Gabriel wrote:
> 
> I have a problem with my new DSL line. Any packets sent out over 1456 bits
> in size get dropped. My MTU is set to 1500 for ed0. I need to set it down
> to 1450 until I figure out what is wrong with my DSL line, but the only
> way I can figure out how to set it is by manually configuring each boot
> with:
> 
> bash# ifconfig ed0 mtu 1450
> 
> Is there a way to make this perminant?

In /etc/rc.conf,

  ifconfig_ed0="inet <IP address and any other stuff> mtu 1450"

-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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