Solaris 8 (and Previous Versions) Disable PMTUD: $ ndd -set /dev/ip ip_path_mtu_discovery 0 Set Maximum MSS to 1460: $ ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_mss_max 1460 Source: The TCP/IP Illustrated: The Protocols, Vol. 1, Appendix E, by W. Richard Stevens and Gary R. Wright. btw: Linux echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc