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MTU:
Maximum Transmission Unit. It is the size of the largest data packet that can be sent
over the network. The default value is 1500.
The common MTU sizes and applications are listed in the table below.
MTU
Application
1500
Typical for connections that do not use PPOE or VPN.
1492
Used in PPOE environments.
1472
Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1468
Used in some DHCP environments.
1436
Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
Note
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A wrong/improper MTU value may cause Internet communication problems. For example, you
may be unable to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or
FTP or POP servers.
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Do not modify it unless necessary, but if a specific website or web application software cannot
open or be enabled, you can try to change the MTU value to 1500, 1400.
Summary of Contents for WR3011
Page 1: ...1 WR3011 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide...
Page 13: ...13 Click Network and Sharing Center Click Change adapter settings...
Page 66: ...66 Appendix 1 Configure PC TCP IP Settings Windows 7 Click Start Control Panel...
Page 67: ...67 Click Network and Internet Click Network and Sharing Center...
Page 68: ...68 Click Change adapter settings Click Local Area Connection and select Properties...
Page 69: ...69 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties...
Page 70: ...70 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK...
Page 71: ...71 Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window to save your settings...
Page 77: ...77 Select Manage Wireless Networks...
Page 78: ...78 Select the wireless network and click Remove network...
