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djoe Guest	Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:50 pm    Post subject: Packet fragmentation can one configure the ethernet interface of a router to do packet fragementation?
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Arnold Nipper Guest	Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Packet fragmentation On 25.04.2006 21:07 djoe wrote Quote: can one configure the ethernet interface of a router to do packet fragementation? A router will always do fragmentation *unless* the sender hat set the DF (don't fragment) bit. -- Arnold Nipper, AN45
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Steinar Haug Guest	Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Packet fragmentation Quote: A router will always do fragmentation *unless* the sender hat set the DF (don't fragment) bit. Depends on how you define router. There are plenty of "L3 switches" and similar boxes that will forward packets based on IP address, but won't perform fragmentation. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
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Arnold Nipper Guest	Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Packet fragmentation On 25.04.2006 22:29 Steinar Haug wrote Quote: A router will always do fragmentation *unless* the sender hat set the DF (don't fragment) bit. Depends on how you define router. There are plenty of "L3 switches" and similar boxes that will forward packets based on IP address, but won't perform fragmentation. See RFC 1812 4.2.2.7 ... "Fragmentation, as described in [INTERNET:1], MUST be supported by a router." -- Arnold Nipper, AN45
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