ip path mtu discovery

[axeleratorcisco]

on a cisco router how do i check if it's on?

an existing working bgp connection exists already on this router

if i do a show ip bgp neighbors <peer-address of neighbor> | i segment

i get a max data segment size of 1440 bytes

i can not find out why this value is 1440 (mtu of outgoing interface is 1500, and i would expect a 1460 value)

what command can i use or how can i check if ip path mtu discovery is turned on

also, how can i figure out why the max data segment size is 1440 instead of 1460?

thanks              

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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Look for global configuration statement ip tcp path-mtu-discovery.

[axeleratorcisco]

if this command isn't in the running config of the router, how do i know if it's turned on?

i read it's turned on by default for bgp...?

max datasegment size of 1440 does this indicate anything? i read if it's 536 then path mtu discovery is turned off, correct?

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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if this command isn't in the running config of the router, how do i know if it's turned on?

Sorry, I'm unaware of any show command that would display its status.  (Well beyond show running all, incase it's the default.)

i read it's turned on by default for bgp...?

Not that I'm aware of.

max datasegment size of 1440 does this indicate anything? i read if it's 536 then path mtu discovery is turned off, correct?

536 should be the default for traffic to non-locally connected network.  Is your peer BGP address on a locally connected network?