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From: waltdnes@××××××××.org
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} ISP requires MTU below 1500?
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:38:29
Message-Id: 20160920043816.GA2468@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} ISP requires MTU below 1500? by Bill Kenworthy
1 On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 11:34:32AM +0800, Bill Kenworthy wrote
2 >
3 > Rather than guess and take random values read on the net - measure it.
4 >
5 > Google calculate mtu - netgear and others show ways to test upstream to
6 > get the ideal size using ping
7 >
8 > You are looking for the largest MTU value before fragmentation starts to
9 > occur.
10
11 See https://www.dslreports.com/faq/695 for detailed instructions on
12 getting the maximum MTU for your setup.
13
14 --
15 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
16 I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

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