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NOTE Path MTU discovery can be problematic in open Internet scenarios. Many firewalls are
configured to discard all ICMP messages, and encountering a PTU MTU discovery black hole
is therefore possible. That is the case, for example, when ICMP messages are being generated
but not returned to the source. Some operating systems include black-hole discovery
mechanisms that disable path MTU discovery after multiple retransmissions fail. Without
black-hole discovery, users often see odd behavior on their computers, such as web pages that
start to load but never finish.
The black-hole problem is more ...