> Lowering the MTU size improves speed when their is some noise on the line.
> The smaller MTU means a smaller frame which is less a target for noise.
> When a frame does need to be retransmitted then there is not as much to
> resend. In this sense it is faster. However, the smaller MTU means more
> frames, and with each frame comes a header so there is more overhead with
> the smaller MTU.
Keep in mind too that MTU size is just a MAX. Packets can be as small as
40 bytes (basically the header data and 1 byte of REAL data).
I was always told that lowering MTU would improve interactive connections
like Telnet but I dont think it does.
> So in a nutshell, lowering MTU on noisy lines can improve performance.
Yes, your logic seems correct. Make a bunch of smaller targets.
BUT, how do you tell all your win 95 customers to lower their MTU?
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