Fortigate Firewall MTU configuration

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:

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#config system interface
    edit "wan2"
        set vdom "root"
        set mtu-override enable
        set mtu 9000
    next
end

 

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 To verify the MTU settings:

    > diag netlink interface list <interface-name>

 

 

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> 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

 

 

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