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Find MTU on Linux as root.
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mtu-linux.sh
#!/bin/sh -x
PL=1500
myping() {
ping -c1 -w1 -W1 -nM do -s$1 jasan.tk >/dev/null 2>&1
}
until myping $PL; do PL=$(($PL-10)); done
while PL=$((PL+2)); myping $PL; do : ; done
echo The maximum payload in one packet is $PL
# 28 for IP, 8 for ICMP
echo MTU is $(($PL+28))
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