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> 3. You get an exact size limit of the entire path the packet took. Rather than just a "too big" of the first hop that wouldn't pass it. ICMP does send the ho
by deathanatos 3y ago
> 3. You get an exact size limit of the entire path the packet took. Rather than just a "too big" of the first hop that wouldn't pass it.
ICMP does send the hop MTU, it's not just a "too big" signal. (But I do acknowledge that you're going for the PMTU in a single shot, and that's slightly neater.)