From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp012.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.32]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16qJZv-0001Yu-00 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:59:27 -0500 Received: from h0020780ec921.ne.client2.attbi.com (HELO mycomputer) (igueths@24.62.33.0 with login) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Mar 2002 19:50:48 -0000 Message-ID: <001d01c1d5c7$85a9f200$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <002d01c1d4fc$1f59a3e0$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020327041644.A27181@joana.gotss.net> <002a01c1d511$9472db00$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020327095110.A27820@joana.gotss.net> Subject: Re: mtu Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:42:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Kerry. My particular Linksys card uses the tulip driver.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kerry Hoath To: Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Re: mtu > What sort of network card are you talking about? > And mtu stands for Maximum transmition unit so it referrs to the = bigest packet > the kernel will *send*. > mru is maximum receive u nit but that is a ppp parameter not an = ethernet one. > On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 05:00:01PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > Actually, now that I think about it, ifconfig doesn't mention = receive mtu. Up to now, I have been talking about receive mtu.=20 > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > From: Kerry Hoath > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 3:16 PM > > Subject: Re: mtu > >=20 > >=20 > > > What sort of card is it and what sort of transferrs > > > are you trying to increase t he speed of? > > > Remember ssh requires cpu for encryptian and > > > samba has other options you set to increase speed. > > >=20 > > > Regards, Kerry. > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 02:26:25PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > > Hi Johan. Did you raise the mtu? Because this is what I'm trying = to do to try and improve transfer rates. The mtu used to increase the = performance of my card when I used to use winblows. I already notice a = speed difference under Linux, I just want to try and max it out that's = all.=20 > > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > > > From: Johan Bergstr=F6m > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:34 AM > > > > Subject: Re: mtu > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > > >=20 > > > > > > Hi. Has anyone successfully changed their mtu value on their = network > > > > > >interface? I am unable to do this via = /etc/network/interfaces. I put mtu > > > > > >1000 after the line where it says iface eth0 inet dhcp. I = restarted inetd > > > > > >and init, and the value hasn't changed. Does anyone know how = to go about > > > > > >doing this? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > Why would you want to change your mtu? The standards say mtu = 1500 for > > > > > ethernet. Anyway, I did do some tests a couple of years ago, = and changing > > > > > mtu values on a network card almost never give better results = than the > > > > > standard ones. It might happen in extreme cases but not one = that I found > > > > > out about. > > > > >=20 > > > > > Johbe > > > > >=20 > > > > > -- > > > > > "I'm gonna go build my own theme park... with blackjack and = hookers! In > > > > > fact, forget the park!" -Bender > > > > >=20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > --=20 > > > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or = kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > > > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au > > >=20 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 > >=20 > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >=20 > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or = kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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