OFFTOPIC: Re: MTU

[Derek Simkowiak <dereks kd-dev com>]

> Were would you put the MTU key in Linux ?

	First, be aware that networking questions like this do not have
anything to do with Gnome.  Gnome is merely the desktop environment.  This
is not the correct mailing list for this question.

	But since you asked, the MTU is associated with each hardware
"interface" (where an interface is a network card, such as "eth0" for
Ethernet 0, the first ethernet device, or ppp0, for the first P-to-P
Protocol device).

	Traditionally, you'd configure it using the "ifconfig" (InterFace
Configuration utility) command.  Type "man ifconfig" for details on that
command.  But if you're running a Redhat-based system you can simply edit
the scripts (as root) in the directory

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts

	Edit the scripts ifcfg-<device name>, where <device name> is
something like eth0 or ppp0.  These scripts are used by the Redhat startup
scripts.  Add a line that says something like MTU=1500 (or whatever).

	After you edit those scripts, type

/etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop
/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start

	...to restart you networking.  The /etc/rc.d/init.d directory is
where the startup scripts are held.  Most of them are invoked by typing
the script name, followed by "start" or "stop".  Note that you practically
NEVER need to reboot your system to activate any config changes.

	Please do not post any further questions about this to this
mailing list.


Thank You,
Derek Simkowiak
dereks@kd-dev.com