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Subject: Re: MTU and 2.4.x kernel
To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:53:29 +0300 (MSK)
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In-Reply-To: <E14TVWn-0000vQ-00@the-village.bc.nu> from "Alan Cox" at Feb 15, 1 09:01:21 pm
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Hello!

> Message size != MTU.

Alan, you misunderstand _sense_ of the problem.

Fragmentation does _not_ work on poor internet more. At all.
Look at original report. It failed _only_ because his intemediate
node failed to forward fragmented packets.

Alexey
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