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Article #5360Re: ppp registration vs. non-registration
From: Gene Heskett
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:36
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:36
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DB> On 07-Mar-96 09:24:23 gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com once wrote: >>Registered versions allow lots of things to be tweeked, like the >>fixed MTU=572 you have now can be taken up to 1500. That alone will >>crank the speed up on an otherwise good circuit by 20% or more, >>depends on the servers response time from ack to next packet >>outputed. I don't imagine that $15 US would cause a market crash in >>your area now, would it? <G> DB> whats the best method for setting MTU. I asked my provider and DB> they said set it at 297. Should I increase it or decrease it from DB> there. 297? Find another ISP, that ones terminally stupid! 1500 is the max, and a good starting point. If that ISP can't go 1000+, then its like I said, find another that can. Good luck Dave, Gene /* Gene Heskett | These opinions are NOT to be */ /* CE @ WDTV Weston/Clarksburg WV | confused with the official */ /* <gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com> | WDTV managment views */ #include <std.disclaimer>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!news.mountain.net!usenet From: gene_heskett@wvlink.mpl.com (Gene Heskett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking Subject: Re: ppp registration vs. non-registration Date: 10 Mar 96 23:36:46 +0500 Organization: MountainNet, Inc. Morgantown WV 800.444.1458 Message-ID: <1025.6643T1416T2349@wvlink.mpl.com> References: <722.6640T564T1195@wvlink.mpl.com> <725.6641T576T2624@gate.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: slip9.mpl.com X-Newsreader: THOR 2.22 (Amiga;TCP/IP)