On Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:59:54 GMT  is@Beverly.Rhein.DE wrote:

> Stefan Grefen (grefen@hprc.tandem.com) wrote:
> 
> : I think windows uses something over 1500 bytes as MTU so increasing  the MTU
> : for the PPP line may be you're only options (besides hacking the kernel
> : to ignore the DF flag ...).
> 
> Is this true? This would explain some problems I have at work. From time
> to time, our SunOS machines are swamped with overbig packets.

Just on this, there are a couple of programs floating around the Windoze
world that "increase modem performance by over 100%" - all they do is
change the MTU to (I think) 576.

Simon.
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