Re: max mtu 1468 bytes with Any Card and Linux 2.4.29 & linux 2.6.10 + gcc 2.3.2

Ben Greear <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.drivers.vlan
Organization Candela Technologies
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Jan Holmberg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Can't send any packet higher then 1468 ( 1500 - 32 ), device are correct 
> and will send 1500 + 4 bytes, but the 8021q seems to not work and the 
> code looks good. It's a vannila kernel and i386 in 2.4 & 2.6 tree in 
> both case. And the problem seems to be in receiver code on VLAN tagged
> port, not sending.
> 
> If untagging on other side and set mtu 1468, then I can ping any size 
> and from my vlan interface.
> 
> Any Ides ?
> 
> Chip tested Tulip & 8139too
> 
> And Linux 2.4.29 & 2.6.10
> GCC 2.3.2

I thought 8139too had VLAN support, but Tulip will definately have
to be patched.  If you can get an Intel pro/100 or pro/1000 and use
the e100 or e1000 driver, then VLANs will work with no problem.

Thanks,
Ben


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