RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual
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Fine-Tuning Your Network
v1.0, January 2010
To change the MTU size:
1.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select WAN Setup.
2.
In the
MTU Size
field, enter a new size between 64 and 1500.
3.
Click
Apply
to save the new configuration.
1472
Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1468
Used in some DHCP environments.
1460
Usable by AOL if you don't have large e-mail attachments, for example.
1436
Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
1400
Maximum size for AOL DSL.
576
Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.
Table 7-2. Common MTU Sizes
MTU
Application