Which two statements about TCP MSS are true? (Choose two.)
A. The two endpoints in a TCP connection report their MSS values to one another.
B. It operates at Layer 3.
C. MSS values are sent in TCP SYN packets
D. It sets the maximum amount of data that a host sends in an individual datagram
E. It sets the minimum amount of data that a host accepts in an individual datagram
A could be wrong though if you consider that with by setting the tcp mss-adjust command on a router, the router in the path will actually re-write the MSS value as is done with DMVPN. So yes it is set by the hosts, but in some cases, technically a packet could arrive at a host with the mss having been set by a router in the transit path.
I agree with John. A and C are two clean answers. D is not that clean. A segment is the application data without the TCP header, which is not clearly specified in D.
I agree, the answers are quite close. I would go with “A” and “C” here. If we have to play this game of words, rather than answering technical questions, answer “D” is not 100% correct – the MSS is not the maximum amount of data that a host sends, it is the maximum amount of data a host CAN send. But again this should not be a test in English.
A is also correct … choose two from three correct answers? I hate the stupidness from cisco exams!!!