Testing for MTU
Follow these steps to find a suitable MTU:
ATTENTION
Do NOT spend hours pinging your ISP's
servers as he will get annoyed with you. It is un-necessary server load and is poor
etiquette. You only need to do this once to confirm the value before proceeding.
- Firstly, ask yourself "Is my line quality good?". If you get
connection speeds well below the speed of your modem then you probably have a poor line.
If you connect at your full modem speed most of the time you probably have a good line.
- If you have a poor line you should use a small MTU. If you have a good
line you should use the largest MTU you can get away with.
Choose if you have a poor or good line.
You MUST
have ping on your computer for this to work.