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To disable mtu path discovery, To tune the target token rotation time (ttrt) – Sun Microsystems 1.0 User Manual

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To Disable MTU Path Discovery

Many bridges do not support MTU path discovery.

To disable this feature in order to transmit packets across a bridge, type:

MTU path discovery is re-enabled each time the machine is rebooted.

To Tune the Target Token Rotation Time (TTRT)

The target token rotation time (TTRT) for the network is the lowest value of

T_req

bid during the claim process. Follow these steps to change the value of

T_req

bid:

1. Log in as

root

or become

superuser

.

2. Edit the

/etc/system

file to add the following line:

3. Reboot the machine to apply the changes to the system.

# ndd —set /dev/ip ip_path_mtu_discovery 0

set pf:pf_treq=8000