On Thursday, 11/25/2004 at 05:21ZE10, Vic Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> The MTU size must be set appropriately with respect to the definition of
the
> Hipersockets CHPID in HCD.  This definition in effect determines the
maximum
> 'block size' that can be sent on that CHPID, and there are corresponding
> maximum MTU sizes that must be used.  Note that the largest MTU is less
than
> the hardware block size!
>
> You'll need to check what was defined in HCD for that Hipersockets, and
then
> verify the largest MTU you are allowed to use -- and if it's a
Hipersockets
> Guest LAN on z/VM, check the DEFINE LAN as that hardware setting is
mirrored
> there.

The value in HCD is the Maximum Frame Size (MFS).  This is the OS= setting
for the chpid in the IOCDS.  The MTU is always MFS-8K.

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

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