Clarify mssfix documentation
PATCH 1/1 Clarify mssfix documentation
--- doc/openvpn.8 | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
doc/openvpn.8 +5 -1
@@ -1381,7 +1381,11 @@ parameter is interpreted in the same way as the .B \-\-link\-mtu parameter, i.e. the UDP packet size after encapsulation overhead has been added in, but not including -the UDP header itself. +the UDP header itself. Resulting packet would be at most 28 +bytes larger for IPv4 and 48 bytes for IPv6 (20/40 bytes for IP +header and 8 bytes for UDP header). Default value of 1450 allows +IPv4 packets to be transmitted over a link with MTU 1473 or higher +without IP level fragmentation. The .B \-\-mssfix
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Hi,
Quoted 11 lines · ValdikSS
--- doc/openvpn.8 | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)doc/openvpn.8 +0
-0@@ -1381,7 +1381,11 @@ parameter is interpreted in the same way as the .B \-\-link\-mtu parameter, i.e. the UDP packet size after encapsulation
doc/openvpn.8 parameter is interpreted in the same way as the · line 1391
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doc/openvpn.8 +5
-1overhead has been added in, but not including -the UDP header itself. +the UDP header itself. Resulting packet would be at most 28 +bytes larger for IPv4 and 48 bytes for IPv6 (20/40 bytes for IP +header and 8 bytes for UDP header). Default value of 1450 allows +IPv4 packets to be transmitted over a link with MTU 1473 or higher +without IP level fragmentation. The .B \-\-mssfix
this is a clarification for the --fragment option, right? and is the 28/48 bytes also applicable in TAP mode?
JJK
This is applicable to both --mssfix and --fragment options I believe. Yes, it affects both tun and tap modes.
Quoted 8 lines · Jan Just Keijser
Hi,
On 09/01/16 16:53, ValdikSS wrote:
this is a clarification for the --fragment option, right? and is the 28/48 bytes also applicable in TAP mode?
JJK
Quoted 2 lines · ValdikSS
This is applicable to both --mssfix and --fragment options I believe. Yes, it affects both tun and tap modes.
ah, I thought the additional text would show up under --fragment, but I did not check the 2.4 manual page yet. Other than that, ACK from me.
JJK
Quoted 10 lines · Jan Just Keijser
Quoted 8 lines
Hi,
On 09/01/16 16:53, ValdikSS wrote:
this is a clarification for the --fragment option, right? and is the 28/48 bytes also applicable in TAP mode?
JJK
Thanks.
Your patch has been applied to the master and release/2.3 branch.
commit 651591525ee933c69f442d51d2b6064f2893181d (master) commit e1dc8d22185b0ddb603af459eb0fc89462cc0541 (release/2.3)
Author: ValdikSS Date: Sat Jan 9 18:53:45 2016 +0300
Clarify mssfix documentation
Acked-by: Jan Just Keijser <[email protected]...>
Message-Id: <[email protected]...>
URL: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.openvpn.devel/10969
Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <[email protected]...>--
kind regards,
Gert Doering