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Anonymous
(Unregistered)Fri 28-Oct-11 12:24:03

MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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Hi there i have just bought a new router and the MTU is set to 1458 , the one that my ISP supplied me with is 1500, would i be i best be changing the new routers MTU to 1500?

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(deleted) Fri 28-Oct-11 12:30:50

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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This might help...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_transmission_unit

Anonymous
(Unregistered)Fri 28-Oct-11 12:35:37

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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thank you if i change my the MTU , would i need to re boot the router?

XRaySpeX
(knowledge is power) Fri 28-Oct-11 14:41:25

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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Some routers auto re-sync upon any config changes.

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iand
(experienced) Thu 03-Nov-11 18:02:35

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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with win XP I used 1458, with win7, I have left it at whatever default it is at

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Apprentice
(knowledge is power) Thu 03-Nov-11 18:16:17

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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In reply to a post by Anonymous:
Hi there i have just bought a new router and the MTU is set to 1458 , the one that my ISP supplied me with is 1500, would i be i best be changing the new routers MTU to 1500?

What is the OS in use?

If you had no problems before set it to 1500.

Who's the ISP?

Alastair

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camieabz
(sensei) Thu 03-Nov-11 19:06:43

Re: MTU 1458 or 1500 ?

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Assming Vista onwards 1500, and don't worry about the RWIN. Pretty sure ISPs set at 1500 these days.

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