Re: Path MTU for draft-ietf-v6ops-mech-v2-00.txt

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Tue, 6 May 2003, Fred L. Templin wrote:
> Vladislav Yasevich wrote:
> > Fred
> > 
> > Fred L. Templin wrote:
> > 
> >> Were there any technical objections to setting a larger non-dynamic
> >> tunnel MTU of 1380?
> > 
> > 
> > If you start mandating a default static MTU of 1380 on a configured
> 
> Perhaps I havn't made myself clear on this point, but I'm not
> seeking to mandate a static MTU of 1380. What I am meaning to
> suggest is something along the lines that the static MTU assignment
> "MUST be no less than 1280 and SHOULD be no greater than 1380".

I think we were discussing the default value.  For default values, 
"something between 1280 and 1380" might not be sensible.  On the other 
hand, if this is not a default value, I certainly don't want anyone 
specifying how big MTU's I *SHOULD* use.

I may be missing something though.

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