Posted by Steve on 09/23/71 11:41

Colin Wilson <void@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Could it be worth trying to alter his MTU settings too ? (some sites
> may appear not to work as they should if its set too high)

MTU is an etherneet packet size limit. MTU = Maximum Transmission Unit

This usually only affect DSL connections using PPPoE, whereas we use
PPPoA in the UK on BT provided services - cable not sure....

You normally wouldn't be able to see the page in the first instance, because
your router would have thrown the return packet away before reaching your
browser.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk175/tk15/technologies_tech_note09186a0080093bc7.shtml

Steve

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