RE: MTU problem handling [7:58894]

2002-12-11 Thread Haynes, Mark
, need to check out the controversy about Jumbo packets, that you mentioned. Thanks again, Mark -Original Message- From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 December 2002 17:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MTU problem handling [7:58894] Haynes, Mark wrote

RE: MTU problem handling [7:58894]

2002-12-11 Thread Silju Pillai
I agree with Priscilla, the switch will drop the packets if it receives a packet greater than the default mtu size (1500). I faced an issue with MTU size when I configured MPLS. Although I was able to ping the other end, I was not able run any application over the backbone. The problem was with

MTU problem handling [7:58894]

2002-12-10 Thread Haynes, Mark
Hi Folks, Can anyone tell me, or point me to a link that does, what happens on a Catalyst Switch when an MTU problem occurs ? I know that when a router is involved, if a packet is larger than the MTU of the interface it needs to traverse, the router would examine the 'Don't Fragment' (DF) bit

RE: MTU problem handling [7:58894]

2002-12-10 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
Haynes, Mark wrote: Hi Folks, Can anyone tell me, or point me to a link that does, what happens on a Catalyst Switch when an MTU problem occurs ? I know that when a router is involved, if a packet is larger than the MTU of the interface it needs to traverse, the router would examine