Christopher Palmer <Christopher.Palmer@microsoft.com> wrote:
What is the probability that a random path between two Internet hosts will traverse a middlebox that drops or otherwise barfs on fragmented IPv4 packets?
This question is important for large EDNS packets so you'll find some recent practical investigations from the perspective of people interested in DNSSEC. For instance, a couple of presentations from Roland van Rijswijk: https://ripe64.ripe.net/presentations/91-20120418_-_RIPE64_-_Ljubljana_-_DNS... http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/presentation-dnssec-fragment... Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <dot@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ Forties, Cromarty: East, veering southeast, 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Rough, becoming slight or moderate. Showers, rain at first. Moderate or good, occasionally poor at first.