RFC 1191 : Path MTU Discovery
Protocol overview
In this memo, we describe a technique for using the Don't Fragment
(DF) bit in the IP header to dynamically discover the PMTU of a path.
The basic idea is that a source host initially assumes that the PMTU
of a path is the (known) MTU of its first hop, and sends all
datagrams on that path with the DF bit set. If any of the datagrams
are too large to be forwarded without fragmentation by some router
along the path, that router will discard them and return ICMP
Destination Unreachable messages with a code meaning "fragmentation
needed and DF set" [7]. Upon receipt of such a message (henceforth
called a "Datagram Too Big" message), the source host reduces its
assumed PMTU for the path.
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So if you are using PMTU with a destination to a online banking site I guess it
would timeout.other than that there is no issue connecting to a secure site.
Mithun
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