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   Barry Margolin to Gerald Breuer   
   Re: IP-question   
   26 May 16 10:39:11   
   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    Gerald Breuer  wrote:   
      
   > I've a question regrding IP-fragmentation:   
   > Is a host theoretically allowed to send packet fragmentet in multiple   
   > packets, where each fragment has the don't-fragement-bit set?   
      
   Yes. The DF bit is an instruction to all the routers further downstream,   
   it's not a requirement on the sender.   
      
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   Barry Margolin   
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