Re: [m0n0wall] Help how change MTU size to 2048 value on WAN inte rface

From:	Marko Vukovic <marko at aquamanta dot co dot za>
Cc:	m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] Help how change MTU size to 2048 value on WAN inte rface
Date:	Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:54:07 +0200

Paul Taylor wrote:
> Marko,
> 
> 	I'm a bit confused here...  All the interfaces that Monowall
> supports are Ethernet, right?  So, wouldn't an MTU of 1500 be the max?
> 
> 	What sort of device would you connect to with that MTU?

They are Ethernet sure but what does MTU have to do with Ethernet? MTU 
is a maximum size for an IP packet. 1500 is a default for TCP/IP on 
Ethernet devices. He may have some strange PPPOE setup that requires 
that MTU, I don't know but why should 1500 be the maximum?

Ciao
--
Marko