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Re: [LUG] AOL connectivity in Linux

 

On 6/30/06, Ben Goodger <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The MTU had to be set on the computer (windows also) before it worked (in
> windows.) I never successfully got linux to retain an MTU, so that may have
> been it.

Network interface options should be set in /etc/networking/interfaces

I've lost track of whats going on, are you using a router or direct to
a broadband modem?

If you use a router with static IP you should have somthing like :-

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.1
mtu 1400

if you use dhcp on a LAN the router should set the MTU for the client.
If you have a broken router or the dhcp from AOL after the PPP is up
dosn't set the mtu you would have somthing like:-

iface ppp0 inet dhcp
post-up ifconfig ppp0 mtu 1400

man interfaces is your friend here

Robin

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