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Re: MTU mismatch on one link


From: Ben Bartsch <uwcableguy () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:13:41 -0500

mturoute.exe works great

http://www.elifulkerson.com/projects/mturoute.php



On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Justin M. Streiner <streiner () cluebyfour org
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Aug 2012, Andrew K. wrote:

 Besides routing protocol convergence is there any service issues with
running mismatched MTU?  Assuming the packet flow does not exceed the
smallest MTU value.


Not really, but given the bursty nature of IP traffic, that's a very
dubious assumption.

In other words, you _can_ do it, but it's not a good idea, and can end up
making lots of extra headaches for you/whoever supports this setup.

jms




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