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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Configure MTU via kernel DHCP
Herbert Xu wrote:
> Shane Hathaway <shane@hathawaymix.org> wrote:
>
>>The attached patch enhances the kernel's DHCP client support (in
>>net/ipv4/ipconfig.c) to set the interface MTU if provided by the DHCP server.
>>Without this patch, it's difficult to netboot on a network that uses jumbo
>>frames. The patch is based on 2.6.10, but I'll update it to the latest
>>testing kernel if that would expedite its inclusion in the kernel.
>
>
> Have you looked at using initramfs and running the DHCP client in
> user space? You'll get a lot more freedom that way.

Hey, that's a good idea. I'll explore it.

Shane

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