Re: Strange public traceroutes return private RFC1918 addresses

[bill <bmanning () karoshi com>]

> bill wrote:
>
> >     for some, yes.  running 1ge is fairly common and 10ge is
> >     maturing.  bleeding edge 40ge is available ... and 1500byte
> >     mtu is -not- an option.
> Me wonders why people ask for 40 byte packets at linerate if the mtu is 
> supposedly
> larger?
>
> Pete

        got me... although I could fabricate a rational.

        40 byte packets @ 40Gig  is a wonder to contemplate.
        the whole ATM argument (53byte "cells" over 100Meg)
        being an egregious overhead expense for segmentation/
        reassembly is amplified here.

--bill