Re: barak-online.net icmp performance vs. traceroute/tcptraceroute, ssh, ipsec

From: Jo Rhett (no email)
Date: Mon May 07 2007 - 18:26:50 EDT

  • Next message: Lincoln Dale: "RE: barak-online.net icmp performance vs. traceroute/tcptraceroute, ssh, ipsec"

    On May 7, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Peter Dambier wrote:
    > I remember from my early DSL days, it was recommended to configure
    > mtu=1480 on all interfaces connected to the internet or to the NAT-
    > router.

    Yes, I remember that too. Back when I was a consultant I came out to
    a lot of sites and undid that change because it just breaks things if
    you did that on your router and not on your hosts.

    And note, hosts on *both* sides of every connection.

    Which in short means: doesn't work in Real Life.

    -- 
    Jo Rhett
    senior geek
    Silicon Valley Colocation
    Support Phone: 408-400-0550
    

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