🚀 go-pugleaf

scampi@dial.pipex.com (Mathew Hendry) wrote:

>On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:54:42 +0100, Paul Marshall
><paul@ronin.pass.theplanet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Quick query - what MTU do people prefer for games playing?
>
>I use 576.
>
>Rules of thumb
>
>Small MTU => packets sent more often
>          => lower latency
>
>Large MTU => fewer packet headers sent
>          => higher throughput
>
>So...
>
>Small MTU: best for games
>Large MTU: best for leeching W4ReZ


Only true if it doesnt get brocken up to 576 anyway. If it gets
brocken down from windows95/NT default of 1500 into 3x 576 then
slighly more header info gets generated than 3 original 576 packets
and you will have some blank space left over in the last packet -
though your modem compression routines will sort that quickly.

No one ever seems to notice any difference to Quake server connections
after changing it. I didnt. I'm not sure that your modem would be
unduly bothered either way for downloading, but it may make a
difference for your uploading speed.

Hmm I might set it back to 1500 and see if I can get >35fps out of BW.
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Trickle