If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If
you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum
value of 1500 until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU
sizes and applications.
Table 8. Common MTU sizes
Application
MTU
The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use
PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches.
1500
Used in PPPoE environments.
1492
Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1472
Used in some DHCP environments.
1468
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WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3200 Dual Band Wireless Access Points, WAX202 and WAX206