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Apr 27, 2026 · Cloud Native

When MTU Misconfiguration Turns Into a Two‑Day Network Mystery

A two‑day investigation of intermittent packet loss in a hybrid‑cloud Kubernetes environment revealed that an oversized VXLAN MTU caused fragmentation, prompting a step‑by‑step analysis of MTU fundamentals, diagnostic commands, Cilium configuration changes, and best‑practice recommendations for cloud‑native networks.