Posted by Tricky Dicky on 09/23/24 11:41

"Steve" <smeg@harvest-this.org> wrote in message
news:44080a87$0$70289$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
> 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


Interesting. This is TalkTalk ADSL on a BT line so the MTU solution may not
be viable

Cheers

Tricky

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