Subject: Re: MSS doesn't honour route MTU
To: Quentin Garnier <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 06/16/2006 00:29:44
At Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:59:39 -0700,
Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> 
> On Jun 8, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Mihai CHELARU wrote:
> 
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quentin Garnier"  
> > <cube@cubidou.net>
> > To: "Mihai CHELARU" <kefren@netbsd.ro>
> > Cc: <tech-net@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: MSS doesn't honour route MTU
> >
> >> Not unless you set net.inet.tcp.mss_ifmtu to 1.
> >
> > No, it's the same:
> 
> Which is correct.  The MSS is independent of the MTU.  The MSS is a  
> value advertised to the peer that says "this is the maximum segment  
> size I am willing to receive".

Ok, so how does it recieve something that's not under the values of
the MTU ?
And, what should the route -mtu option do, after all ?