// Test Path MTU discovery, RFC 1191. // This is a simple case, with one packet to send. // In this variant, we get an ICMP "unreachable frag_needed mtu 1200" // message and because the TCP sequence number is valid, TCP // immediately retransmits our first outstanding packet // with a smaller MSS based on the MTU from the ICMP message. // Establish a connection. 0.000 socket(..., SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP) = 3 0.000 setsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, [1], 4) = 0 0.000 bind(3, ..., ...) = 0 0.000 listen(3, 1) = 0 0.100 < S 0:0(0) win 32792 0.100 > S. 0:0(0) ack 1 0.200 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 257 0.200 accept(3, ..., ...) = 4 // Send 1 data segment. 0.200 write(4, ..., 1460) = 1460 0.200 > P. 1:1461(1460) ack 1 // ICMP says that segment was too big. 0.250 < [1:1461(1460)] icmp unreachable frag_needed mtu 1200 // TCP picks a packet size using the MTU from the message, and retransmits. 0.250 > . 1:1161(1160) ack 1 0.250 > P. 1161:1461(300) ack 1 // Receiver ACKs all data. 0.350 < . 1:1(0) ack 1461 win 257 // Clean up. 1.300 close(4) = 0 1.300 > F. 1461:1461(0) ack 1 1.400 < F. 1:1(0) ack 1462 win 257 1.400 > . 1462:1462(0) ack 2