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| author | Jason Fesler <jfesler@gigo.com> | 2015-02-23 00:10:58 -0800 |
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| committer | Jason Fesler <jfesler@gigo.com> | 2015-02-23 00:10:58 -0800 |
| commit | 0e227b62add2a7dbb39db931ac9d845c7fb27737 (patch) | |
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@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ mtu1280d will, when it sees a packet > 1280 bytes long, both reject the packet as well as generate an ICMPv6 Packet Too Big back to the sender. +RECOMMENDATION +-------------- +Apply this to a dedicated address specifically for triggering mtu 1280. +Configure your interface via /etc/rc.local, with a command such as this: + +``` +ip -6 addr add 2001:db8:1:18::1280 dev eth0 preferred_lft 0 +``` + +The `preferred_lft 0` is important to mark the address as a deprecated address. +This means only use the address for incoming connections; not for outgoing. + + REQUIREMENTS ------------ |