From 9767d2991ce213497c412b1f0d161f885579a5d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Don Delmar Davis <don@suspectdevices.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:44:39 -0800
Subject: increase mtu and retry big files.

---
 README.md                      | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a11031..1ad3101 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -253,7 +253,43 @@ root@joey:/home/don# ip -d link list
     link/ether d4:85:64:99:0e:89 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 1 minmtu 60 maxmtu 1500 
 
 ```
-Purchased two new jumbo packet capable network cards: one like the [asus nx1101](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-NX1101-Gigabit-Ethernet-PCI-Network-Adapter-jumbo-frame/254641438776), the other with usb3 ports.
+Purchased two new jumbo packet capable network cards: one like the [asus nx1101](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-NX1101-Gigabit-Ethernet-PCI-Network-Adapter-jumbo-frame/254641438776).
+The new cards produced a maximum mtu of 7xxx given that we add the following to /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml 
+
+```
+network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: networkd
+  ethernets:
+    ens6:
+        match:
+          macaddress: 30:85:a9:38:cc:11
+        mtu: 7000
+        dhcp4: no
+        dhcp6: no
+    enp1s0:
+        dhcp4: no
+        dhcp6: no
+  bridges:
+    br1:
+        dhcp4: no
+        dhcp6: no
+        mtu: 7000
+        addresses:
+            - 192.168.129.65/17
+        gateway4: 192.168.129.1
+        nameservers:
+            addresses:
+                - 192.168.129.1
+                - 198.202.31.132
+        interfaces:
+            - ens6
+    br0:
+        dhcp4: no
+        dhcp6: no
+        interfaces:
+            - enp1s0
+```
 
 ## Job #1: Edgy services.
 
diff --git a/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml b/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
index 38c4ddd..5bd3339 100644
--- a/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
+++ b/etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ network:
   version: 2
   renderer: networkd
   ethernets:
-    ens1:
+    ens6:
+        match:
+          macaddress: 30:85:a9:38:cc:11
+        mtu: 7000
         dhcp4: no
         dhcp6: no
     enp1s0:
         dhcp4: no
         dhcp6: no
   bridges:
-    bigmtu1:
-      match:
-        macaddress: d4:85:64:99:0e:89
-      mtu: "9000"
     br1:
         dhcp4: no
         dhcp6: no
+        mtu: 7000
         addresses:
             - 192.168.129.65/17
         gateway4: 192.168.129.1
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ network:
                 - 192.168.129.1
                 - 198.202.31.132
         interfaces:
-            - enp1s0
+            - ens6
     br0:
         dhcp4: no
         dhcp6: no
         interfaces:
-            - ens1
+            - enp1s0
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