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Re: can I ask mtu question

From: sthaug () nethelp no
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:59:12 +0100 (CET)

That depends on the hardware.  I've seen gear running as low as ~8k.  I'd  
have to consult standard, but I think the max is 10k (10240).


There *is* no standard for jumbo MTU. IEEE has steadfastly refused to
standardize anything bigger than 1500 bytes.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug () nethelp no

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