[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Yes, it's the max transfer (or transmission) unit: it determines the
> largest packet that the router will spit down the modem. Precisely how
> it's set depends on the way you're routing packets - for Dancer and I,
> that's a debian linux box which acts as our gateway/f
Bek Oberin wrote:
>
> Jenn Vesperman wrote:
> >Keep the MTU reasonably down, so that if your
> >partner's doing a large download your chat packets go out promptly
> >anyway. Learn what MTU means, and how to set it.
>
> Okay, time to learn. What's a MTU (max trasfer unit - wild
> gue
Bek Oberin wrote:
>
> Jenn Vesperman wrote:
> >Have your own computers. Have your own computer desks. Build a LAN,
> >know how to maintain it, and let the router split the packets. Have a
> >router - use the 486 you bought from your cousin's friend who's had it
> >on a shelf for y
Jenn Vesperman wrote:
>Have your own computers. Have your own computer desks. Build a LAN,
>know how to maintain it, and let the router split the packets. Have a
>router - use the 486 you bought from your cousin's friend who's had it
>on a shelf for years. Keep the MTU reasonably d