Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:41:14 -0700 From: "Jack Vogel" <jfvogel@gmail.com> To: "Nikolay Denev" <ndenev@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig em0 mtu 9000 does not update the routing table Message-ID: <2a41acea0810280941g6c9846y6e0d4b8b19313e0a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <DE4AF9A2-8741-4FC2-8E39-1F72A61FE8C4@gmail.com> References: <DE4AF9A2-8741-4FC2-8E39-1F72A61FE8C4@gmail.com>
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It can't change the route table when you've given it no address: IE. ifconfig em0 HOSTNAME mtu 9000 will update it just fine. Cheers, Jack On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Nikolay Denev <ndenev@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > As the subject says, I'm trying to enable jumbo frames on running machine > by setting > ifconfig em0 mtu 9000 by hand, but nothing changed, and I've fount that > when I list > the routing table with the MTU column it shows the connected routes still > with MTU 1500. > Is this supposed to work this way? I understand that making ifconfig touch > the routing table is ugly hack, but maybe the routing code can be notified > for interface changes by some other mechanism? > > btw, this is on 7-STABLE with if_em(4) interfaces. > > -- > Regards, > Nikolay Denev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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