Subject: Re: gre/ip or ipip/ip encapsulation and mtu size
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From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 10/05/2002 11:47:48
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On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 12:13:33AM +0300, Mihai Chelaru wrote:
> you could use mtu discovery protocol or mss clamping from ipnat. And this=
 is=20
> not a windows problem. It's normal if two peers are directly connected to=
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> 1500 MTU network and they are not aware of the presence of a tunnel with =
some=20
> smaller MTU between them

, which doesn't generate appropriate ICMP packet too long messages, or which
generates those messages but a stupidly configured firewall at either end
(or in between) is eating them.

Regards,
	-is
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