R: [fw-wiz] MTU issue routing traffic via Cisco GRE tunnel to Nokia/Check Point firewall

From: edp (edp.lists_at_acerbis.it)
Date: 12/18/03

  • Next message: MHawkins_at_TULLIB.COM: "RE: [fw-wiz] You'll never get fired for recommending IBM - sorry - Microsoft"
    To: <firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com>
    Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:46:32 +0100
    
    

    >The simple solutions are:
    >- - use 'ip tcp adjust-mss 1400' on a router seeing traffic in the
    clear to > force MSS to 1400 so IP datagram size to 1420 (of course 1400
    is just a >guess), this will cover all TCP traffic
    >- - set 'ip mtu 1500' on the GRE tunnel interface (yes 1500 bytes)

    Just for clarity, with a mss option set to 1400, the ip packet size will
    be 1440.

    _______________________________________________
    firewall-wizards mailing list
    firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
    http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards


  • Next message: MHawkins_at_TULLIB.COM: "RE: [fw-wiz] You'll never get fired for recommending IBM - sorry - Microsoft"