How to set your MTU

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RescuePC
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How to set your MTU

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How to set your MTU value

ping bbc.co.uk -f -l 1464

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131] with 1464 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=1468 time=22ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=1468 time=26ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=1468 time=32ms TTL=243
Reply from 212.58.241.131: bytes=1468 time=20ms TTL=243

change by increaments of 10 until fragments

ping bbc.co.uk -f -l 1474

Pinging bbc.co.uk [212.58.241.131] with 1474 bytes of data:
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.

once fragments go back to the previous and then increament by 2 until fragments again
so back to 1464 and test

fragments and no-response around 1470 1472

then take that value and add 28 to give you your MTU
this was done or virgin media fibre and it uses the max MTU 1500

Hope this helps
Cheers
Rescue PC

more work to be done
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