In message <[email protected]>, niviya vijayan writes: > Hi All, > > I am using linux os version 2.6.10 and i have an mtu configured 1500 .When i > do a ping6 request with size 1800 and DF bit set as yes, i could see a > fragmentation happening eventhough DF bit is set. As per my understanding , > Ping6 request has to be dropped.Correct me if am wrong.Did anyone face > this issue anytime before? > > Looking forward to hear from you... > > Regards, > Niviya
Fragmentation and DF are not mutually exclusive. DF says don't fragment when forwarding. When you are originating the packet you are not forwarding. Mark -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
