net: change ip_default_ttl documentation

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
starfive-tech · Dec 13, 2010 · cc6f02d · cc6f02d
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ ip_forward - BOOLEAN
 	for routers)
 
 ip_default_ttl - INTEGER
-	default 64
+	Default value of TTL field (Time To Live) for outgoing (but not
+	forwarded) IP packets. Should be between 1 and 255 inclusive.
+	Default: 64 (as recommended by RFC1700)
 
 ip_no_pmtu_disc - BOOLEAN
 	Disable Path MTU Discovery.