I believe I read somewhere that 802.11b standard supports larger MTUs than 1500. I know basic ethernet MTU is 1500 but even my crappy old Nortel 8603 routing switch supports up to MTU 1960
Any corrections appreciated // Sten -----Original Message----- From: David Magda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 2. januar 2003 21:59 To: Evren Yurtesen Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wi0 and mtu setting Evren Yurtesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I wonder how come wi driver doesnt let me to set mtu higher than 1500 > even though I know the card supports it? Because the maximum size of the data poriton in a frame for 10Mbit and 100Mbit Ethernet is 1500. > Will this be changed in a new version of the driver? Not unless they change the standard. I believe 1Gbit Ethernet is slightly different but would have to look up specifics. -- David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca> Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
