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is mtu under 1250 a strong requirement in mode 1? #332

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eebssk1 opened this issue Oct 10, 2024 · 4 comments
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is mtu under 1250 a strong requirement in mode 1? #332

eebssk1 opened this issue Oct 10, 2024 · 4 comments

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eebssk1 commented Oct 10, 2024

Currently I'm tuneling non-popular vpn solution with IPV6 enabled. The minimal mtu required by ipv6 is 1280.
Since the wiki says 1250 is the safe value under mode 0. I'm wondering is ipv6 can be tunneled without any problem in mode 1?

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wangyu- commented Oct 10, 2024

you are confused by the multiple meanings of MTU.
"min mtu required by ipv6" is 1280 means ipv6 need to support at lease 1280. Sending a packet of 500 is, of course, supported by ipv6.

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eebssk1 commented Oct 10, 2024

you are confused by the multiple meanings of MTU. "min mtu required by ipv6" is 1280 means ipv6 need to support at lease 1280. Sending a packet of 500 is, of course, supported by ipv6.

The problem is the mimimal TAP/TUN interface mtu for ipv6 to enable on it is 1280. So it means bulk traffic are mostly always 1280 when being transferred out. Thats where i'm worrying.

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eebssk1 commented Oct 10, 2024

Also I'm already trying this way. It seems no problem currently. So I consider it is safe?

@eebssk1 eebssk1 changed the title is mtu under 1250 a strong requirement in mode 0? is mtu under 1250 a strong requirement in mode 1? Oct 10, 2024
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eebssk1 commented Oct 10, 2024

Update: Mode I'm referering is mode 1,not mode 0.

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