Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!sunic!sics.se!uplog.se!uplog.uplog.se!thomas From: thomas@uplog.se (Thomas Tornblom) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Minimum required datagram length Message-ID: Date: 21 Feb 90 09:52:16 GMT Sender: thomas@uplog.se (Thomas Tornblom) Distribution: comp Organization: TeleLOGIC Uppsala AB Lines: 12 What is the minimum datagram length a router is required to handle without fragmenting the datagram? I know there is a recommendation of 576 bytes but how strict is it? I have a media that can't handle more than 512 byte in one datagram, what is the canonical way to deal with it? Znks, Thomas -- Real life: Thomas Tornblom Email: thomas@uplog.se Snail mail: TeleLOGIC Uppsala AB Phone: +46 18 189406 Box 1218 Fax: +46 18 132039 S - 751 42 Uppsala, Sweden