Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!wanginst!ucadmus!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!irene@ucl-cs.arpa From: liaisonNewsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: packets from ANL-MCS to UCL-CS Message-ID: <6983@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 10:48:15 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6983 Posted: Fri Jan 4 10:48:15 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Jan-85 00:02:19 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 16 Re. Jom Boyle's message from ANL: The Satnet Access Machine has been deliberately discarding lots of packets recently. They all appear to come from ANL-MCS. The reason is that this host is sending IP packets 596 bytes long - 20 bytes longer than the generally-agreed 576 maximum. It actually sends each packet in the form of three separate fragments. When the SAM tries to reassemble these into a single packet, it doesn't fit into the 576-byte buffer that has been provided. So the packet is dropped. All the packets are destined for 128.16.9.3;25. ANL-MCS are being contacted with a view to resolving this. Irene Hassell, liaison@ucl-cs