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# Re: limiting outbound packet size

- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 20:34:58 PST
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    Followup to:  <199701152021.OAA03325@gently.netins.net>
    By author:    "David Morris" <bweaver@worf.netins.net>
    In newsgroup: local.moo
    >
    > Simply stated (and I don't have all the tech details) it seems that
    > outbound packets larger than a certain size (1500 bytes is what I
    > have heard) block up the outbound connection. People who connect can
    > still send commands to the moo but are unable to see any kind of
    > feedback. (some have been able to page or send moomail blind, etc)
    >
    > uname -a shows...
    > SunOS ladybug.erg.sri.com 5.4 generic sun4m sparc
    >

    This sounds suspiciously much like the Ethernet maximum packet size,
    which is just 1500 bytes when using TCP/IP.  This would seem to
    indicate an IP fragmentation in your OS kernel.  Since all versions of
    Solaris 2.0 <= x <= 2.4 are notoriously buggy (2.5 and 2.5.1 seem
    reasonable), I would suggest either upgrading to Solaris 2.5(.1) or
    installing the latest patch cluster from Sun, available from
    <http://sunsolve.sun.com/>.

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