network-manager-vpnc has fixed mtu size for vpnc
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-
The network manger plugin for vpnc connections has the mtu (maximum transmission unit) size hard coded in its sources. If one connects to a vpnc concentrator with a mtu size lower than the one used by the plugin (1412) the concentrator rejects all packages above this (its own) size.
One can only change the mtu size via "ifconfig tun0 mtu 1234" or by recompiling the plugin with another mtu size. As it is possible to configure this value while using vpnc directly it should be possible within the plugin too.
The mtu size is coded in "network-
This bug affects all ubuntu versions (8.04 - 9.04). The source code passage mentioned above is not valid for 8.04.
| Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote | #1 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 112248, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.