RE: MTU size

From: Jonathan V Hays (jhays@jtan.com)
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 12:04:56 GMT-3

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of Emad
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:34 AM
> To: CCIE LAB (E-mail)
> Subject: MTU size
>
>
> Dear all,
> If a host sent packet with MTU that is smaller than the mtu
> of th router or vise versa , what will happen? Will the
> packet be refused or accepted or the router with adjust the
> mtu size thanx
>
>

Which technology and protocols are you discussing? In general,
configured MTU on a host or L3 switch or router is a maximum limit. Note
that MTU is an abbreviation for Maximum Transfer Unit. The TCP/IP
software will accept any frame *up to* the configured MTU maximum.

HTH

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