RHEL 5.8 does not change MTU when recieved ICMP NEED FRAGMENT msg

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Issue

  • RHEL 5.8 does not change MTU when recieved ICMP NEED FRAGMENT msg
  • pinging a remote host over a designated interface will not respond to ICMP NEED FRAGMENT packets

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9

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