MTU and path MTU test

What is the biggest packet that can reach this host in one piece?

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Find the path MTU to a host: the largest packet that gets through without fragmenting, to diagnose VPN and tunnel problems.

Every result comes in two styles: plain English for everyone, and the exact technical detail for engineers, with the raw JSON one click away.

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If big packets are dropped silently, pages and downloads can hang while small requests work.