Re: Was change to ip_push_pending_frames intended to breakudp (more specifically, WCCP?)

From: Alan Cox
Date: Mon May 22 2006 - 16:57:24 EST


On Llu, 2006-05-22 at 11:48 -0700, Rick Jones wrote:
> ID of zero again? I thought that went away years ago? Anyway, given
> the number of "helpful" devices out there willing to clear the DF bit,
> fragment and forward, perhaps always setting the IP ID to 0, even if DF
> is set, isn't such a good idea?

Any device that clears DF is so terminally broken that you've already
lost the battle the moment you bought it.

Alan

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