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Re: Maybe I'm misreading this but...

  • From: Patrick Greenwell
  • Date: Sun Oct 18 11:15:43 1998

On 17 Oct 1998, Michael Shields wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> I Am Not An Isp <[email protected]> wrote:
> > FACT: RFC1918 space does not break PMTU discovery.  Deal with it.
> 
> If you use RFC 1918 space on the Internet, PMTU very well may not work
> for you.  You can place fault on whatever standard you like but that
> doesn't change the *operational* issue.

1) There is nothing inherient in the use of RFC 1918 space that will break
   PMTU.

2) In the real world, many providers filter RFC 1918 space, which has 
   a good chance of breaking PMTU.

There, everyone is right. Can we all put our genitalia away and move on?

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