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<indicator name="Front">[[File:Menu-packet.svg|link=:Category:MTU|30px|Back up to the MTU Page]]</indicator> |
<indicator name="Front">[[File:Menu-packet.svg|link=:Category:MTU|30px|Back up to the MTU Page]]</indicator> |
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[[Category:MTU]] |
[[Category:MTU]] |
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The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the size of the largest network packet that can be transferred in a single network transmission without any fragmentation happening. |
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We have a separate page on testing your [[MTU]]. |
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Sometimes you may have a reason to change the MTU on your windows computer. Here is how. |
Sometimes you may have a reason to change the MTU on your windows computer. Here is how. |
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#Enter the command: <SyntaxHighlight inline>netsh</SyntaxHighlight> |
#Enter the command: <SyntaxHighlight inline>netsh</SyntaxHighlight> |
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#Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>interface</SyntaxHighlight> |
#Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>interface</SyntaxHighlight> |
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Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>ipv4</SyntaxHighlight> |
#Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>ipv4</SyntaxHighlight> |
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Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>set subinterface "Ethernet" mtu=1320</SyntaxHighlight> |
#Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>set subinterface "Ethernet" mtu=1320</SyntaxHighlight> |
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Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>exit</SyntaxHighlight> |
#Then: <SyntaxHighlight inline>exit</SyntaxHighlight> |
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The screenshot shows all these commands being run... |
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<gallery widths=700 heights=400> |
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