Bug#432709: Same mss not working issue

2008-10-31 Thread Peter
Ok, my problem is solved. The rule pppoe inserts doesnt work when the pppoe is a 'pppoe pass trough' feature found in Draytek Vigor series of modems. THis is because the modems translation from pppoa to pppoe sheilds the correct operation of mss negotiation. Hence : --clamp-mss-to-pmtu does

Bug#432709: Same mss not working issue

2008-10-30 Thread Peter
Just to clarify im running this on a gateway box (like theres many other reasons id be using pppoe) Actually the rule(s) are there, MY MISTAKE: iptables-save > fw.txt less fw.txt -A FORWARD -o ppp0 -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -m tcpmss --mss 1412 -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu -A FORWA

Bug#432709: Same mss not working issue

2008-10-30 Thread Peter
I have the same problem, mss clamp isnt working. I dont know which i have kernal or user, i just did aptitude install pppoe pppoeconf on a up to date etch box. then at the mss clamp pppoeconf dialog i said yes, clamp to 1452. However the dsl-provider file did not uncommment any of the pppoe