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		hansel_der on Dec 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hetzner now provides IPv6 only dedicated servers > Their vlan stuff being 1400 mtu is also annoying. does this suggest that their networking gear is also dirt cheap or is this just an artifact of legacy compat and/or not wanting to wory about jumboframes?

sleepydog on Dec 7, 2021 | [–]

1500 mtu has been around for a long time. It's less likely their gear is cheap and more likely they're using that overhead for encapsulation.

tlamponi on Dec 7, 2021 | [–]

Dirt cheap and you'll have issues with the network if you do anything meaningful, or rather slightly more complex, IME..

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