System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services

How to Configure the Packet Size

Use the following procedure to change the default packet size by adjusting the net.slp.MTU property.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Stop slpd and all SLP activity on the host.


    # /etc/init.d/slpd stop
    
  3. Back up the default /etc/inet/slp.conf file before you change the configuration settings.

  4. Change the net.slp.MTU property in the slpd.conf file:


    net.slp.MTU=value
    

    value

     

    A 16–bit integer that specifies the network packet size, in bytes 

    Default Value=1400 

    Range of Values=128–8192 

  5. Save your changes and close the file.

  6. Restart slpd to activate your changes.


    # /etc/init.d/slpd start