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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

DF (don't fragment)

Also written: DF flag, flags [DF], -M do

An IPv4 flag that forbids routers from cutting a packet into fragments. If the packet is too big for the next link, the router drops it and sends back "fragmentation needed", and path MTU discovery is built on this.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

MF (more fragments)fragmentspath MTU discovery