That's probably a quick one: mtu - IPheader - TCPheader = max-mss?
E.g. for ethernet: 1500 - 20 - 20 = 1460?Thanks! BTW: What's a good value for max-ttl? I do understand what it does but I don't see the reason behind it ...
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