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Fortigate Firewall MTU configuration

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Fortigate Firewall MTU configuration: MTU(Maximum Transmission Unit):  > Is the amount of data that can be encapsulated in an ethernet frame > Typical MTU on most of the device is 1500  > It is possible to change the MTU on any fortigate firewall's interface > MTU of 9000 corresponds to jumbo frame Command: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ #config system interface     edit "wan2"         set vdom "root"         set mtu-override enable         set mtu 9000     next end     +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  To verify the MTU settings:     > diag netlink interface list <interface-name>     +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  > In some devices changing the MTU value may cause a network outage or interface down/up for a fraction of time   > In fortigate firewall with  firmware 7.0.0, I did not see any ping drop while changing the MTU value      YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/XCTsyzZBl44