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MTU For IOL Broadband

  • 03-01-2004 1:24am
    #1
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭


    This has probably been mentioned a million times here before - but unfortunately the min word size for searching here is 4!!

    Does anybody know what the ideal MTU setting is for Ireland On Line Broadband (Eircom)? I'm using Mac OS X Panther 10.3.2 and a Speedstream DSL Router/Modem.

    My connection works fine and there are no problems - I'm just curious to know if anyone has experimented with this setting and what the results were like.

    Regards

    Tinky


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  • #2
    Ripwave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭Ripwave


    Originally posted by tinky
    This has probably been mentioned a million times here before - but unfortunately the min word size for searching here is 4!!

    Does anybody know what the ideal MTU setting is for Ireland On Line Broadband (Eircom)? I'm using Mac OS X Panther 10.3.2 and a Speedstream DSL Router/Modem.

    My connection works fine and there are no problems - I'm just curious to know if anyone has experimented with this setting and what the results were like.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?postid=1292975#post1292975


  • #3
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Excellent post - thanks a million Ripwave !!!!

    Dont suppose you know the link for iol download statistics do ya !!:)

    Tinky


  • #4
    Ripwave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭Ripwave


    Originally posted by tinky
    Dont suppose you know the link for iol download statistics do ya !!:)
    There's a link to it from http://www.iol.ie/broadband/


  • #5
    zoro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭zoro


    jesus this is a coincidence :) i've just come across http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107 that link that told me how to fix my problem with SOME sites working, but others just not doing a damned thing!

    anyway, off to bed :p

    Daniel


  • #6
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    By the way it's not a good idea to alter the MTU on a Mac !

    I guess I should have realised this to be honest but my mac is attached to a LAN before it connects to the net so altering the MTU on it made it invisible to everything else on the network and therefore could not authorise via the server.

    In the words of a very famous man DOHHH !!!!!!

    Tinky


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  • #7
    zoro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭zoro


    Originally posted by tinky
    I guess I should have realised this to be honest but my mac is attached to a LAN before it connects to the net so altering the MTU on it made it invisible to everything else on the network and therefore could not authorise via the server.

    that doesnt seem to affect windows pcs, i've 2 XP Pro machines here, one is the gateway ... anyway, my network shares all seem to work ok, is that what you're talking about or is it a "login on any pc with these details" thingy you're talking about? :)

    Daniel


  • #8
    Spunog UIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Spunog UIE


    Originally posted by tinky
    This has probably been mentioned a million times here before - but unfortunately the min word size for searching here is 4!!

    MTU* ->search :S think that works somewhat, well you found what ya wanted, might be of use to you in the future.


  • #9
    Ripwave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,188 ✭✭✭Ripwave


    Originally posted by tinky
    By the way it's not a good idea to alter the MTU on a Mac !

    I guess I should have realised this to be honest but my mac is attached to a LAN before it connects to the net so altering the MTU on it made it invisible to everything else on the network and therefore could not authorise via the server.
    No - whatever your problem is, it has nothing to do with MTU.


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