SuSE Linux: Version 8.0
You want to change the MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) for network devices in SuSE Linux 8.0, but you do not know how.
In order to set the MTU e.g. to the value 1492, insert the following option below /etc/sysconfig/network in the file ifcfg corresponding to the device:
LINK_OPTIONS="mtu 1492"
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