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From: Harsh <hanemade@gmail.com>
To: Neema <neema.network@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-net@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: help in using eth_change_mtu
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:50:06 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <cfc9593605012422204db19d04@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41F5C109.7060801@gmail.com>

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@gmail.com> 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;
> > }
> >-
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> >
> >
> >
> 
> --
> 
> Thanks & Regards,
> Neema
> 
>

      reply	other threads:[~2005-01-25  6:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-24  8:59 help in using eth_change_mtu Harsh
2005-01-25  3:46 ` Neema
2005-01-25  6:20   ` Harsh [this message]

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