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From: Mathew Hendry
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:00

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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

-- Mat.

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