id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 9440 NAT networking rewrites the DF (dont fragment) flag Oleg "I found that NAT network removes, improperly, he IP packet DF flag (dont fragment) when the packet is crossing the boundary of the NAT networking. The bridged network works fine. Environment: VirtualBox 4.1.0 Host OS Windows 7 Guest OS Linux 2.6.38 Problem: When we send a UDP packet (I tested only UDP) with DF flag set (0x02) in the IP header, to the ""outside world"", it appears on the wire outside of the NAT network as having the IP flags as 0 - the DF flag disappears. The same is true on the receiving side: when the packet on the wire has 0x02 flag set in the IP header, it is getting delivered to the NAT network with flags 0. When I am changing the networking settings to ""bridged"", everything works normally - the DF flag is preserved both ways. So, this is NAT-only problem, but rather annoying for some advanced applications which have to perform PMTU discovery, for example. " defect new network/NAT VirtualBox 4.1.0 DF, fragmentation, dont fragment Linux Windows