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Re: Is Fragmentation at IP layer even needed ?

2016-02-11 08:05:42
Joe Touch wrote:

I repeat: nodes that encap or decap are acting as sources or sinks, not
relays.

I'm afraid firewalls are relays.

Nodes such as NATs and firewalls act as end hosts on the public side and
routers on the private side. Which is why they need to obey RFC1122
semantics on the public side.

So, you think firewalls should reassemble fragments. Wow!

                                                        Masataka Ohta