Subject: Dumb question

From: tom <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 20:12:58 -0700

Hi all,

I have a really dumb question.  What happens to a IP packet when the
don't fragment bit is set to "1" and travels over a wide area
connection?  For instaance, the packet is 1518 Ethernet and must travel
over a T1 with HDLC encapsulation.

If my guess is correct, HDLC has a 512 packet size and will discard all
packets exceeding that with the don't fragment bit set.

Thanks

TW