Tom Oehser schrieb:
> My proposal is, since my masq box *knows* it is connected over an MTU 296
> link, could it (the masquerading/forwarding code), *reduce the initial mss
> negotiation*, which doesn't depend on ICMP?
I recently needed a change made to the masq code. Turned out the
best way to get it to happen was to download the latest kernel
sources, poke around, and try to do it myself.
The change you want may be complicated to do right. For instance, the
kernel has to handle multiple interfaces, all of which may go up or
down, changing MTU. I imagine there could be a 'current max mtu'
variable updated whenever an interface goes up or down, and that that
could be used by the MSS discovery code.
Give it a shot! And only after you get familliar with the code a
little, and still can't do it, then write a nice letter to the
guys who maintain that part of the code :-) You will find their
names in the kernel source. (One good reason to at least get
familliar with the source.)
- Dan
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