Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:18:50 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Suggested addition to PPP FAQ - solution for Macintoshes and Black Hole DSL routers Message-ID: <20000716141850.U84045@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007151706280.93031-200000@pawn.primelocation.net> References: <3970B730.C4D28290@mac.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007151706280.93031-200000@pawn.primelocation.net>
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--3wfpuDtTLg8/Vq6g Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris D. Faulhaber wrote: > <question> > - <para>Why do my Windows 98 connections freeze when I run PPPoE on th= e gateway</para> > + <para>Why do Mac and Windows 98 connections freeze when running PPPo= E on the gateway</para> > </question> I think I'd say "MacOS" instead of "Mac" here. > <para> > - This is due to what's called a "Black Hole" router. Windows 98 (and > - maybe other Microsoft OSs) is sending TCP packets with a requested > - segment size too big to fit into a PPPoE frame (MTU is 1500 by defau= lt > - for ethernet) <emphasis remap=3Dbf>and</emphasis> have the "don't fr= agment" > - bit set (default of TCP) and the Telco router is not sending ICMP "m= ust > + This is due to what's called a "Black Hole" router. MacOS and Windo= ws 98 > + (and maybe other Microsoft OSs) send TCP packets with a requested se= gment > + size too big to fit into a PPPoE frame (MTU is 1500 by default for > + ethernet) <emphasis remap=3Dbf>and</emphasis> have the "don't fragme= nt" bit > + set (default of TCP) and the Telco router is not sending ICMP "must I've reorganised that so fewer lines are changed (I think it's easier for translators that way). =2E.. <para> - This is due to what's called a "Black Hole" router. Windows 98 (and - maybe other Microsoft OSs) is sending TCP packets with a requested + This is due to what's called a "Black Hole" router. MacOS and Windows= 98 (and + maybe other Microsoft OSs) send TCP packets with a requested segment size too big to fit into a PPPoE frame (MTU is 1500 by default =2E.. I'll commit your patch soon unless anyone objects, or you'd rather do it yourself. It's a bit better than the patch I created was, anyway. :-) --=20 Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org / PGP: 0x99392F7D FreeBSD Documentation Project / --3wfpuDtTLg8/Vq6g Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: anmFXNT20Lf7ZYmREHfhYv9qp7OhDL7C iQCVAwUBOXG2OSsPVtiZOS99AQFTYgP+O3CuzKROKMo30OCYCzP0UjF6uDds5MsC tN2yBy8CtRa8iba9GieJ1xMwQUAdYfw8jF7DQAZxivK5xPN8aBfW14pErWinLJ+l rDMzrxXNqNCofI0rI2hwT9H2f8JP+SYp3H5fx09MK4rZiyLzYQdVLLcPF5Tv3jtH s96w7d0wpFQ= =tnHD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3wfpuDtTLg8/Vq6g-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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