RE: Setting the appropiate MTU

From: Julien Godard ([email protected])
Date: Tue Feb 15 2000 - 04:58:44 EST

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    for performance, the bigger the better !
    But it may depend also on your network because you may want to avoid
    fragmentation.
    You can test your MTU with some free tools such as easyMTU
    http://members.tripod.com/~EasyMTU/
    For example if you use ethernet link, the MTU is 1500, leading to 1448 bytes
    of data in each segment (20 IP + 20 TCP + 12 TCP timestamp option + 1448
    data). If your router support this size without fragmentation, it's fine !

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Testasecca, Mariano [SMTP:[email protected]]
    > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 7:49 PM
    > To: '[email protected]'
    > Subject: Setting the appropiate MTU
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    > What MTU value would be appropiate for Windows 95/98 terminals working as
    > a
    > Windows NT 4.0 running Citrix MetaFrame under
    > a satellite link of a VSAT that provides 4kbps of bandwidth?
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    > Thanks to all.
    >
    > Mariano Testasecca
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