IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER(2const)

IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER2const

Path maximum transfer unit size discovery

Usage

#include <netinet/in.h>  /* Definition of IP* constants */
#include <sys/socket.h>

int setsockopt(int sockfd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER, const int *val, sizeof(int)); int getsockopt(int sockfd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MTU_DISCOVER, int *val, sizeof(int));

Library

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

Overview

Set or receive the Path MTU Discovery setting for a socket.

See IP_MTU_DISCOVER(2const).

Errors

See IPPROTO_IPV6(2const). See setsockopt(2). See ipv6(7).

From man-pages 6.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.