Or in the same /tmp/etc/ppp/pppoe.conf file add:
--
MTU=1452
MRU=1452
--
and leave PPPD_EXTRA alone.

Lonnie



> On Jun 25, 2020, at 9:19 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Looking at the code, to make the MTU stick would require some script changes, 
> but you could test...
> 
> After boot edit /tmp/etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
> 
> You should see something like:
> 
> PPPD_EXTRA="persist maxfail 0"
> 
> You should be able to add pppd options to that, something like:
> 
> PPPD_EXTRA="persist maxfail 0 mtu 1452 mru 1452"
> 
> (Or try 1460)
> 
> Then restart PPPoE.
> 
> (Note 1452 is 1412+40)
> 
> If that works we could add a rc.conf variable to add the mtu/mru options.
> 
> Lonnie
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 8:56 PM, Michael Knill 
>> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Lonnie
>> 
>> Hmm MSS should be fine then assuming it is working.
>> I will do some more testing on the new service in my home office. 
>> Unfortunately the one not working is a building site and its way too cold at 
>> the moment.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Michael Knill
>> 
>> On 26/6/20, 11:45 am, "Lonnie Abelbeck" <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 8:05 PM, Michael Knill 
>>> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Group
>>> 
>>> I have changed my internet provider and I am having connectivity problems 
>>> to some sites on Astlinux.
>>> I am fairly certain that it is an MTU/MSS issue as I have fixed it on my 
>>> Mikrotik router by adjusting this value.
>>> Funny that I'm having problems with this provider but not on my previous 
>>> provider. Both are using PPPoE and I tested that the maximum MTU for both 
>>> is 1464 e.g.
>>> 
>>> 3035-JSainsbury-CM1 kd # fping -M -b 1465 12000.ipcaccess.net
>>> 12000.ipcaccess.net: error while sending ping: Message too long
>>> 3035-JSainsbury-CM1 kd # fping -M -b 1464 12000.ipcaccess.net
>>> 12000.ipcaccess.net is alive
>>> 
>>> 3076-VisionCF-CM1 kd # fping -M -b 1465 12000.ipcaccess.net
>>> 12000.ipcaccess.net: error while sending ping: Message too long
>>> 3076-VisionCF-CM1 kd # fping -M -b 1464 12000.ipcaccess.net
>>> 12000.ipcaccess.net is alive
>>> 
>>> Maybe my new provider is not allowing fragmentation?
>>> 
>>> Anyway just wondering how I fix this problem. Do I just set MTU using IFMTU 
>>> in user.conf? E.g.
>>> IFMTU=ppp0:1460
>> 
>>   No, per the /stat/etc/rc.conf file:
>>   --
>>   ## MTU Changes
>>   ## If you need to specifically set the MTU for a given interface, do that 
>> here.
>>   ## You can try to set the MTU for any valid type of interface. With 
>> ethernet it
>>   ## works most of the time. Everything else, caveat emptor...
>>   ## If you are using PPPoE don't worry. We automatically handle those MTU 
>> issues
>>   #IFMTU="eth2.41:1496 eth0:1492"
>>   --
>> 
>>   I don't see any configuration for the PPPoE MTU, though there may be a way.
>> 
>>   What is the local MTU set to by default ?
>>   --
>>   ip link show dev ppp0 
>>   --
>> 
>>   After the PPPoE link is up you could try to change it:
>>   --
>>   ip link set dev ppp0 mtu 1460
>>   --
>> 
>>   If that works we can try to figure out how to make that stick.
>> 
>> 
>>> Can I set the TCP MSS anywhere?
>> 
>>   This is the current value hardcoded in the PPPoE config:
>> 
>>   CLAMPMSS=1412
>>   -- PPPoE docs --
>>   CLAMPMSS
>>   The value at which to "clamp" the advertised MSS for TCP sessions. The 
>> default of 1412 should be fine.
>>   --
>> 
>>   Lonnie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> Michael Knill
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