diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 1ddade8..7379098 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -347,12 +347,12 @@ struct not_copy_able_t
 	}
 };
 
-const int single_max_data_len=1800;
-const int max_data_len=single_max_data_len*10;
-const int buf_len=max_data_len+800;
+const int huge_data_len=65535+100; //a packet with link level header might be larger than 65535
+const int huge_buf_len=huge_data_len+100;
+
+const int max_data_len=1800;
+const int buf_len=max_data_len+400;
 
-//const int max_data_len_gro=max_data_len*10;
-//const int buf_len_gro=max_data_len_gro+400;
 //const int max_address_len=512;
 
 u64_t get_current_time();
diff --git a/connection.cpp b/connection.cpp
index f1a016e..3d4fb52 100644
--- a/connection.cpp
+++ b/connection.cpp
@@ -686,9 +686,10 @@ int recv_safer_multi(conn_info_t &conn_info,vector<char> &type_arr,vector<string
                 mylog(log_debug,"illegal single_len %d(%d), recv_len %d left,dropped\n",single_len,single_len_no_xor,recv_len);
                 break;
             }
-            if(single_len> single_max_data_len )
+            if(single_len> max_data_len )
             {
-                mylog(log_warn,"single_len %d(%d) > %d, maybe you need to turn down mtu at upper level\n",single_len,single_len_no_xor,single_max_data_len);
+                mylog(log_warn,"single_len %d(%d) > %d, maybe you need to turn down mtu at upper level\n",single_len,single_len_no_xor,max_data_len);
+		break;
             }
 
             int ret = reserved_parse_safer(conn_info, recv_data, single_len, type, data, len);
diff --git a/network.cpp b/network.cpp
index f9a091c..8ca1112 100644
--- a/network.cpp
+++ b/network.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const u32_t receive_window_lower_bound=40960;
 const u32_t receive_window_random_range=512;
 const unsigned char wscale=0x05;
 
-char g_packet_buf[buf_len]; //looks dirty but works well
+char g_packet_buf[huge_buf_len]; //looks dirty but works well
 int g_packet_buf_len=-1;
 int g_packet_buf_cnt=0;
 
@@ -834,37 +834,37 @@ int pre_recv_raw_packet()
 	assert(g_packet_buf_cnt==0);
 
 	g_sockaddr_len=sizeof(g_sockaddr.ll);
-	g_packet_buf_len = recvfrom(raw_recv_fd, g_packet_buf, max_data_len+1, 0 ,(sockaddr*)&g_sockaddr , &g_sockaddr_len);
+	g_packet_buf_len = recvfrom(raw_recv_fd, g_packet_buf, huge_data_len+1, 0 ,(sockaddr*)&g_sockaddr , &g_sockaddr_len);
 	//assert(g_sockaddr_len==sizeof(g_sockaddr.ll)); //g_sockaddr_len=18, sizeof(g_sockaddr.ll)=20, why its not equal? maybe its bc sll_halen is 6?
 
 	//assert(g_addr_ll_size==sizeof(g_addr_ll));
 
-	if(g_packet_buf_len==max_data_len+1)
+	if(g_packet_buf_len==huge_data_len+1)
 	{
 		if(g_fix_gro==0)
 		{
-		mylog(log_warn,"huge packet, data_len %d > %d(max_data_len),dropped\n",g_packet_buf_len,max_data_len);
+		mylog(log_warn,"huge packet, data_len %d > %d,dropped\n",g_packet_buf_len,huge_data_len);
 		return -1;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			mylog(log_debug,"huge packet, data_len %d > %d(max_data_len),not dropped\n",g_packet_buf_len,max_data_len);
-			g_packet_buf_len=max_data_len;
+			mylog(log_debug,"huge packet, data_len %d > %d,not dropped\n",g_packet_buf_len,huge_data_len);  
+			g_packet_buf_len=huge_data_len;
 		}
 	}
 
-    if(g_packet_buf_len> single_max_data_len+1)
+    if(g_packet_buf_len> max_data_len+1)
     {
         if(g_fix_gro==0)
         {
-            mylog(log_warn, "huge packet, data_len %d > %d(single_max_data_len) dropped, maybe you need to turn down mtu at upper level, or you may take a look at --fix-gro\n", g_packet_buf_len,
-                  single_max_data_len);
+            mylog(log_warn, "huge packet, data_len %d > %d(max_data_len) dropped, maybe you need to turn down mtu at upper level, or you may take a look at --fix-gro\n", g_packet_buf_len,
+                  max_data_len);
             return -1;
         }
         else
         {
-            mylog(log_debug, "huge packet, data_len %d > %d(single_max_data_len) not dropped\n", g_packet_buf_len,
-                  single_max_data_len);
+            mylog(log_debug, "huge packet, data_len %d > %d(max_data_len) not dropped\n", g_packet_buf_len,
+                  max_data_len);
             //return -1;
         }
 
diff --git a/network.h b/network.h
index f2ea947..463bf67 100644
--- a/network.h
+++ b/network.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern int random_drop;
 
 extern int ifindex;
 
-extern char g_packet_buf[buf_len];
+extern char g_packet_buf[huge_buf_len];
 extern int g_packet_buf_len;
 extern int g_packet_buf_cnt;