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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

Packet Too Big

Also written: ICMPv6 type 2

The ICMPv6 error (type 2) a router sends when an IPv6 packet is too big for the next link. It carries that link's MTU, because IPv6 routers never fragment.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

fragmentation neededpath MTU discoveryICMPv6