6.2 mtu now limits size of incomming packet

[David DeSimone]

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Bill Moran <wmoran at collaborativefusion.com> wrote:
>
> Let's flip the question around a bit:  why would you _want_ the TCP
> stack to accept frames larger than the stated MTU?

If I receive a 64K frame and the TCP checksum checks out, and the
sequence numbers match, and it passes my firewall state, why NOT receive
it?  It is obviously valid, even if I cannot understand how my interface
could have received it.  The packet is here, so do something useful with
it.

I agree with others that MTU means "limit what I transmit".  It does not
mean "limit what someone else can transmit to me."

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