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SubjectRe: strange fragmented udp packets
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Thomas Fjellstrom <thomas@fjellstrom.ca> wrote:
>
>> I can't explain the packets getting fragmented (or I couldn't, see below).
>> And only have a guess as to why my VOIP provider isn't seeing them, I've
>> heard that some firewalls explicitly block fragmented UDP as its often
>> used in DoS attacks, and for little else.
>>
>> Here's at least what tcpdump has to say..
>>
>> packet coming in:
>> 23:38:26.136021 IP x.x.x.x.5060 > x.x.x.x.5060: SIP, length: 582
>>
>> packet going out:
>> 23:38:18.136085 IP x.x.x.x.5060 > x.x.x.x.5060: SIP, length: 544
>> 23:38:18.136169 IP x.x.x.x > x.x.x.x: udp
>>
>> ...
>>
>> After writing all that I've realized that the problem is the mtu on the nic
>> attached to my cable modem, it was set to 576 for some odd reason. Changing
>> the mtu to 1500 fixes my problem, but what is causing it to auto select an
>> mtu of 576 anyhow? Could my modem be telling it that 576 is better for it?
>
> Anyone have a hint? I've checked with my sip provider and they don't have
> iptables set up, so nothing should be getting in the way of these packets. For
> some reason they just aren't reaching the SIP server.
>
pmtu?

Play around with the handy utility tracepath (and tracepath6) to
<phun>discover</phun> more!

Cheers

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