network plugin: Document the standard buffer size with more detail.

[collectd.git] / src / network.c

diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index 840577f..a19b586 100644 (file)
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ typedef struct receive_list_entry_s receive_list_entry_t;
  * Private variables
  */
 static int network_config_ttl = 0;
+/* Ethernet - (IPv6 + UDP) = 1500 - (40 + 8) = 1452 */
 static size_t network_config_packet_size = 1452;
 static int network_config_forward = 0;
 static int network_config_stats = 0;