Hello , Extra info mean IPSEC headers. How can they sent in 2.4.24 kernel? where can i find Packets being using IPSEC headers and is that require to reduce MTU by AH/ESP header bytes??? Also can you tellme in which condition eth_change_mtu used? reagards, Harsh. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:16:17 +0530, Neema <neema.network@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > What ever u may send,the maximum size of the packet in ethernet > should be 1514bytes, that includes ethernet header (And also minimum is > 82bytes). > I think u are using old libnet version. That function sets the MTU with > the given value if neither exceeded max and nor minimum. > > HTH, > Neema > > Harsh wrote: > > >Hello, > > If some extra information is required to be sent with each > >packet then does that require to change Ethernet MTU 1500 to > >1500-(Bytes in extra info) or its ok with 1500 value of MTU? While > >checking source code of net_init.c in drivers/net dir i found one > >function eth_change_mtu. I want to know does that helps? why its given > >there in source code? > >regards, > >Harsh. > > > >static int eth_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu) > > { > > if ((new_mtu < 68) || (new_mtu > 1500)) > > return -EINVAL; > > dev->mtu = new_mtu; > > return 0; > > } > >- > >: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > >the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > Neema > > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html