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Old 05-03-2006, 03:47 PM   #1
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Question Eth0 - NIC Tweaking

Does anyone here know how I go about changing the factory default MTU (1500)??

I am currently running RHAS 2.4.9-e.3smp on Dell PowerEdge 6600.

Thank you in advance.
 
Old 05-03-2006, 07:59 PM   #2
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The 'ip' command can change an interface mtu, e.g. set mtu on eth0 to 576

Code:
ip link set eth0 mtu 576
HTH
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Old 05-03-2006, 11:39 PM   #3
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Matt - Thanks for your response. Shouldn't I increase the MTU from 1500 to double the value?
" ip link set eth0 mtu 576 "

Thanks,
 
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The value of 576 was just an example, the value actually used would depend on the type of interface and its intended use.
 
  


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