[c-nsp] general questions regarding MTU

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> If I have a following setup:
> http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4485/mtuj.png ..and I would like to
> have connection between "server1" and "server2" over Ethernet v2 using
> MTU 9000 bytes. I have few general questions regarding MTU:
> 
> 1) as I understand, frames larger than MTU are automatically
> fragmented by switch.

No. If the switch functions as an L2 device (bridge), frames larger
than the MTU will be dropped.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no