Re: Setting MTU

Jaye Mathisen (mrcpu@cdsnet.net)
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 16:05:45 -0800 (PST)

If I remember correctly, since the win95 logs in using PAP, MTU stuff
doesn't get sucked out of the radius file, so it will never "take".

If it doesn't use PAP, it will.

Or something like that.

On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Administrator wrote:

> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 13:46:13 -0500
> From: Administrator <admin@emporium.on.ca>
> To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Setting MTU
>
> Hello,
>
> I cannot seem to get a max mtu to 'take' on my PM2E.
>
> I have a Win95 user who is experiencing disconnects and we are in the
> process of trying to track down the problem. I am running out of options.
> I figure I'll play with the MTU. I set a test port but as soon as I connect
> with a Win95 client, it shows up as connected with mtu equal to 1500. Here
> is what I am doing....
>
> Command> set s9 mtu 512
> MTU for port S9 changed from 1500 to 512
> Command> save all
> Saving global configuration
> Saving ports
> User table successfully saved
> Hosts table successfully saved
> Static route table successfully saved
> Location table successfully saved
> SNMP table successfully saved
> Filter table successfully saved
> New configurations successfully saved.
> Command> reset s9
> Resetting port S9
>
> Then upon connection, 1500????? What gives.
>
> BTW, anyone know how to limit the mtu from the Win95 client side?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Scott
>