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Nov 14, 2006 · I have a Linksys router, WRT54G, and having trouble connecting to get my compuserve POP3 mail (pop.compuserve.com). I am suspecting the MTU setting in the router. How can I test for the right MTU setting? In Windows, the procedure is to use ping pop.compuserve.com -f -l 1462 --but I suspect that for linux we'd need to use -M somehow. Any ideas If you are experiencing slow or erratic speeds when using a Linksys router it may be the MTU setting. Some Linksys models have an "Auto" MTU capability that does not function correctly and you MTU The MTU option specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission. Select Enable if you do not want the Router to regulate this packet size (otherwise, leave it set at Disable) and enter the value desired. You should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. Most DSL users should use the default of 1492. Jun 29, 2010 · So far we've shown you a number of ways you can configure your router. Another thing you can tweak in your router settings is the MTU time. We'll show you how to change your MTU time just in case Dec 03, 2005 · I am not at his house or anything but I tried to step him through how to change the MTU size, atleast on my linksys router. However he cannot find the MTU field on his router settings. He needs to up the MTU setting for xbox live to work. Does anyone know how to change it on a comcast Sometimes We need to lower mtu settings on routers to enable clients to veiw certin websites with an adsl connections or sdsl connections. There is documentation to give the lowered mtu but what if any are the guidelines to go by? How do they come to those specifc numbers? an example is on a basic linksys router we need to lower the mtu Packet size, often referred to as MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the greatest amount of data that can be transferred in one physical frame on the network. For Ethernet, the MTU is 1500 bytes, for PPPoE 1492, dial-up connections often use 576. Each transmission unit consists of header and actual data.
Packet size, often referred to as MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the greatest amount of data that can be transferred in one physical frame on the network. For Ethernet, the MTU is 1500 bytes, for PPPoE 1492, dial-up connections often use 576. Each transmission unit consists of header and actual data.
Internet Settings . You can choose how your router connects to the internet. The default is . Automatic Configuration – DHCP. Other connection types depend on your internet service provider or how you plan to use your router. Advanced users can use . Additional Settings. to clone MAC addresses and set MTU (maximum transmission unit).
By Default the MTU Settings are set Automatic on your Router. Your router will automatically finds the correct MTU settings and make your computers go online.
Internet Settings You can choose how your router connects to the internet. The default is Automatic Configuration – DHCP. Other connection types depend on your internet service provider or how you plan to use your router. Advanced users can use Additional Settings to clone MAC addresses and set MTU (maximum transmission unit). This article covers the basic Linksys router configuration steps. The steps cover how to explicitly change the DNS settings in your router to use the OpenDNS IP addresses (208.67.222.22 and 208.67.220.220). Nov 28, 2016 · Begin increasing the packet size from this number in small increments until you find the largest size that does not fragment. Add 28 to that number (IP/ICMP headers) to get the optimal MTU setting. For example, if the largest packet size from ping tests is 1462, add 28 to 1462 to get a total of 1490 which is the optimal MTU setting. They were saying that MTU 1492 is good for DSL, but my router really does a lot better with 1400 or 1452.