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freeman groups wrote: | Prefix: | Well, I'm sure glad I searched the maillist further (looking into my | hunch of MTU/MRU issues), my problem was solved with the CLAMPMSS=yes | setting in shorewall's 'Config' file. | | So the rest of this email is perhaps only of use to anyone who stumbles | down my well-worn path, except for one question: | | Regarding the CLAMPMSS setting, it is noted in the config file that: | |> # MSS CLAMPING |> # |> [...] |> # This is used to overcome criminally braindead ISPs or servers which |> # block ICMP Fragmentation Needed packets. | | | | About the 'criminally braindead ISP' comment - since my situation is | that I'm shifting my login from one router at my ISP to their other | router (by way of changing my login name - they bought out my former ISP | and I was recently caused to use the new ISP's login router | [problematic] vs the original login router [working fine]) I'd like to | know how large a bunghole I should feel in justified in tearing into my | 'new' ISP, for their 'braindead' setting. | | I'm also wondering if there's maybe an RFC I can cram down their throats | or some such, that authoritatively points out their dead brain? |
If they are indeed dropping ICMP Fragmentation Needed packets, then the most relevant RFC is 1191.
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