How to test network for MTU issues?
Issue
- How to test network for MTU issues?
- I think there might be a problem with Ethernet Maximum Transmission Unit, how can I diagnose or troubleshoot this?
- Small packets or frames are sent and received ok, but large packets or frames approaching 1500 bytes are dropped or TCP Retransmissions occur.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- TCP/IP and Ethernet networking
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