On Sat May 05 2001 at 20:51, Stephen Beynon wrote:
> I would like to know if it is possible to reduce the MRU on an ethernet
> device in the same way that it is possible with the PPP code.
$ /sbin/ip link help
Usage: ip link set DEVICE { up | down | arp { on | off } |
dynamic { on | off } |
multicast { on | off } | txqueuelen PACKETS |
name NEWNAME |
address LLADDR | broadcast LLADDR |
mtu MTU }
ip link show [ DEVICE ]
You might note with some interest the mtu parameter.
> I am currently running a late 2.2 kernel - but would be willing to upgrade
> to 2.4 if this would offer a solution.
Works with 2.2.x and later.
(The 2.2.x kernel was a total rewrite of the 2.0.x networking code.
/sbin/ip is the new age version of ifconfig - which is now obselete).
Cheers
Tony
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