6.2 mtu now limits size of incomming packet

[Eli Dart]

Stephen Clark wrote:

>>
> So was any decision reached on this issue - will FreeBSD changed to 
> accept a packet on an
> interface that is larger than the mtu on that interface?

If possible, I'd like to see the ability to enforce interface MTU for 
received packets preserved in a sysctl if it is removed for the default 
config...  In other words, something like:

net.link.mtu_limits_received_pktsize = 0|1

Then, default it to 0 to preserve 4.x behavior.

Thanks,

		--eli

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