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Re: [tcpm] Definition of SMSS/RMSS in RFC5681 are inaccurate?!

Hagen Paul Pfeifer <hagen@jauu.net> Mon, 26 July 2010 15:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] Definition of SMSS/RMSS in RFC5681 are inaccurate?!
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On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:33:26 +0200, Alexander Zimmermann wrote:

> The size does not include the TCP/IP headers and options. This is wrong!
> The options are the TCP/IP headers.

Strange that nobody spotted this. "The options are the TCP/IP headers",
what does this mean? draft-ietf-tcpm-tcpmss-03 should be mentioned instead:

   The MSS value to be sent in an MSS option should be equal to the
   effective MTU minus the fixed IP and TCP headers.


Hagen

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