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authordg <dg@FreeBSD.org>1994-08-08 10:45:06 +0000
committerdg <dg@FreeBSD.org>1994-08-08 10:45:06 +0000
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Added support for setting the per-interface MTU.
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@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ The routing metric is used by the routing protocol
Higher metrics have the effect of making a route
less favorable; metrics are counted as addition hops
to the destination network or host.
+.It Cm mtu Ar n
+Set the maximum transmission unit of the interface to
+.Ar n ,
+default is interface specific.
+The mtu is used to limit the size of packets that are transmitted on an
+interface.
+Not all interfaces support setting the mtu, and some interfaces have
+range restrictions.
.It Cm netmask Ar mask
(Inet and ISO)
Specify how much of the address to reserve for subdividing
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