Re: [NANOG] Microsoft.com PMTUD black hole?

["Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>]

Some Edumacation on the topic is here:

http://www.netheaven.com/pmtu.html
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iljitsch van Beijnum [mailto:iljitsch () muada com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:35 PM
> To: Michael Sinatra
> Cc: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: [NANOG] Microsoft.com PMTUD black hole?
>
> On 7 mei 2008, at 21:46, Michael Sinatra wrote:
>
> > > MS does in fact block _all_ ICMP
> > > at the edge of their network, that they are aware that 
> this will in 
> > > fact break PMTUD, and that they have no current plans to 
> change this 
> > > practice which they have implemented in the interest of security.
>
> > Perhaps
> > they should also block _all_ TCP and UDP as well, and then 
> we can move 
> > on.
>
> > I agree with Iljitsch that it happens frequently, but I think I am 
> > justified in expecting more than that from Microsoft.  
> Anything less 
> > would be unprofessional.
>
> Right.
>
> Now Microsoft is also the company that built the OS that 
> could be crashed by a maliciously crafted fragmented IP 
> packet, so maybe there's something to this security policy. 
> (One hopes that this bug and others like it are now fixed.)
>
> However, in that case the only workable course of action 
> would be TO DISABLE PATH MTU DISCOVERY!
>
> You can't have your cake and eat it too.
>
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