On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 07:02:49PM -0400, Brett I. Holcomb wrote > >From what I can see I am supposed to set my MTU to 1492 for DSL using > PPOE. I modified the /etc/conf.d/net.eth0 iface line to add the option > mtu 1492. However, from what the manual says I can't set the addresses > and the mtu. So where in Gentoo should I set the mtu. I can set it in > /etc/conf.d/local.start but I'm wondering if there is a better place.
Gentoo has added an extra "abstraction layer" for its config. Most services in /etc/init.d use generic variables so you don't have to modify anything in them. These generic variables are declared and set in scripts in /etc/conf.d. This is the official Gentoo way. This also applies to /etc/init.d/net.ethxxx services. Look in /etc/conf.d/net for the places to set variables. It's 90% comments and examples. The two uncommented lines in my /etc/conf.d/net are... iface_eth0="192.168.123.250 broadcast 192.168.123.255 netmask 255.255.255.248 mtu 1454" gateway="eth0/192.168.123.254" At http://www.mynetwatchman.com/kb/adsl/pppoemtu.htm there's a techie explanation why MTU 1454 reduces overhead by 0.6% versus MTU 1492. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- [email protected] mailing list
