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Re: [Openvpn-users] Perfomance and mtu


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Perfomance and mtu
  • From: "James Yonan" <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 21:57:47 -0000

Bernhard,

Try the --mssfix option.  When set properly it can reduce fragmentation on TCP
connections which run over the tunnel.

James

Bernhard Gustl Bauer <gustl@xxxxxxxxxx> said:

> Hello,
> 
> I have an tunnel running with these settings:
> 
> /usr/sbin/openvpn --tun-mtu 1500 --tun-mtu-extra 64 --dev tap0 \
>                    --ping 40 --remote $BR_REM_IP_2  --float --daemon \
>                    --verb 3
> 
> This tunnel goes over a wlan. When I transmit data without tunnel I get 
> a netto rate of 5MBit/s. When I use the tunnel I get 3,7 MBit/s. So the 
> tunnel eats about 25% data rate. Is this normal? I don't think so.
> 
> I don't use any compression, so this shouldn't be a problem of cpu speed.
> 
> So I tried to figure whats wrong. Maybe the mtu's are not ideal. The 
> wlan interface I use has a mtu of 1500. I looked after mtu in the man 
> page and tried:
> 
> --tun-mtu 1436 --tun-mtu-extra 64
> 
> --link-mtu 1500 --tun-mtu-extra 64
> 
> --link-mtu 1500
> 
> All 3 combinations didn't work.
> 
> Maybe someone can give me a hint what's wrong.
> 
> regards
> 
> Gustl
> 
> 
> 
> 
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