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Subject: Re: Setting MTU from userland ppp
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In-Reply-To: <199701300559.VAA03336@dog.farm.org> from "Dmitry Kohmanyuk" at Jan 29, 97 09:59:48 pm
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> set mtu 576
> 
> in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
> 
> works for me.
> 
> This would specify your _tranimission_ size.  To change it on the other
> side, change the other end's setup.
> 
> Don't use 256 as your MTU.  (violates the RFC)

Any chance of having the software *enforce* the RFC, then?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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