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Subject: Re: Question for you networking types...
From: netlarry@xhisx.com (Larry)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 07:05:49 -0500
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Windows defaults to an MTU of 1500, which is terrible for Dial-up
connections.

There are a number of utilities out there to work with this...

-Larry

<"Michael E. Carver"> wrote:

> Hmmmm...  I am not sure that this is true.  It's a nice theory, but, if
> this were the case, your ISP would configure all of it's network MTU's
> to match lowly modem dial-up accounts.  But, they don't, they maximize
> their settings for the best network optimization.  MTU should be set to
> match one's throughput.  If this is <= 128k, then the 576 setting
> is the proper choice.  However, if the throughput is greater than 128k,
> the MTU can be raised to a higher value.  
