This is a problem for many switches that support non-ethernet interfaces. RFC1191 does not apply to switches (only routers), but it probably should. I've run into this problem with switches from Fore and Cabletron. I would bet that this is a problem for most switches. JMH Jeff Haas wrote: ...
Should one install a (fast|gig)ethernet card into one's Gigaswitch and said switch have FDDI interfaces, the switch will go from having a 4500+ byte MTU to a 1500 byte MTU. This is even between FDDI card to FDDI card on the same switch.
The switch will happily fragment the packet if you leave DF off. However, if you turn it on, the switch will drop the packet silently. The switch is unable to generate ICMP and route it back to the sender.
Given all of this, PMTU-D breaks in these circumstances. ... -- Jeffrey Haas - Merit RSng project - jeffhaas@merit.edu
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