PCNE Implementing VPC Instances Practice Question
What is the default MTU for Compute Engine instances on Google Cloud?
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1460
The default MTU for Google Cloud VMs is 1460 bytes to accommodate encapsulation overhead.
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1460
Why this is correct
GCP uses 1460 as default MTU.
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9000
Why it's wrong here
9000 is jumbo frames, but not default.
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1400
Why it's wrong here
1400 is not the default.
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1500
Why it's wrong here
1500 is the standard Ethernet MTU but not the default in GCP.
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