On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 10:50:14AM -0700, Alexander Bluhm wrote: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 12:54:49PM +0100, Klemens Nanni wrote: > > Yes, although I agree with jmc on simpler wording. FWIW, FreeBSD just > > goes with "-D Set the Don't Fragment bit" as well. > > There is no "Don't Fragment bit" in IPv6, so this is wrong. > > In IPv4 we do set the don't fragment bit in the packet to prevent > router fragmentation, in IPv6 we prevent fragmentation in the local > output path. > > The "Don;t fragment transmitted packets." is not precise. In IPv6 > it would be the other way around "Don;t transmit fragmented packets." > > What about "-D Prevent IP fragments."? > > bluhm >
that sounds fine too. should we talk about packets though? "Don't fragment IP packets." or "Prevent fragmentation of IP packets." or somesuch? jmc
