TCP packets sent over a tun (such as to a VM guest) are segmented, reducing performance

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Guest VM network performance can suffer if the hypervisor network topology includes a tunnel device such as a VXLAN or GRE tunnel.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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