Isn't MTU discovery on IP and not TCP?
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Oliver Garraux <oli...@g.garraux.net>wrote: > Seems fairly straightforward to me. It'll break path MTU discovery. > > I would hope someone applying for an "IP expert" position would know that. > > Could HR be mangling the question or something? > > Oliver > > ------------------------------------- > > Oliver Garraux > Check out my blog: www.GetSimpliciti.com/blog > Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/olivergarraux > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:02 PM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I gave my HR folks a screening question to ask candidates for an IP > > expert position. I've gotten some "unexpected" answers, so I want to > > do a sanity check and make sure I'm not asking something unreasonable. > > And by "unexpected" I don't mean naively incorrect answers, I mean > > oh-my-God-how-did-you-get-that-cisco-certification answers. > > > > The question was: > > > > You implement a firewall on which you block all ICMP packets. *What* > > *part of the TCP protocol (not IP in general, TCP specifically)* > > *malfunctions as a result?* > > > > > > My questions for you are: > > > > 1. As an expert who follows NANOG, do you know the answer? Or is this > > question too hard? > > > > 2. Is the question too vague? Is there a clearer way to word it? > > > > 3. Is there a better screening question I could pass to HR to ask and > > check the candidate's response against the supplied answer? > > > > Thanks, > > Bill Herrin > > > > > > -- > > William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > > 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> > > Falls Church, VA 22042-3004 > > > > -- Copyright 2012 Derek Andrew (excluding quotations) +1 306 966 4808 ICT University of Saskatchewan Peterson 120; 105 North Road Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada. S7N 4L5 Timezone GMT-6 Typed but not read. [image: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image002.png@01CCD52C.EA7400D0] <http://www.usask.ca/> --
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