[c-nsp] Private IP in point to point link on internet

[Nick Cutting]

I have never come across a command that lets you change the source ip / interface of the ICMP messages on a cisco router. It usually chooses the interface it was received on, which is the outgoing interface in the RPF

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From: cisco-nsp [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 3:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Private IP in point to point link on internet

On 06/21/2016 07:37 AM, Nick Cutting wrote:
> We have a few providers in HK who deliver our public /24's via a /30 RFC 1918 Address.
>
> I'm not 100 percent sure how it breaks the path discovery, I would love to test this too, as we have a few of these setups in place.

The issue is that many routers, when the need arises to fragment packets, will send back an icmp 'fragmentation needed' message, *from the source ip address of the interface that was traversed*. So, if you have a p2p link with your end being 192.168.1.1, your router may very well send the packet with that ip. And, many providers filter packets with rfc1918 addresses inbound and outbound, meaning that the likelyhood of the icmp message reaching the initiator of the flow in the first place, is low to zero. Its a devil of a problem to diagnose, but it's real, and for that reason I reccomend making sure your gear can source these with a valid ip instead.

Mike-
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