From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp018.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.174.115]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16pwiV-0008Cj-00 for ; Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:34:47 -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; 26 Mar 2002 19:34:47 -0000 Message-ID: <002d01c1d4fc$1f59a3e0$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: mtu Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:26:25 -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 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 > 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 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com