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MTU: What is the highest and most optimal MTU for AOL connections?

MTU: What is the highest and most optimal MTU for AOL connections?

The highest maximum transfer unit that America Online can support is 1400 bytes. That is also the most optimal MTU for AOL connections. Anything higher than 1400 bytes will require fragmentation of those packets. Thus, you'll encounter connection problems and slow speeds, an overall degradation of your service.

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last modified: 2003-07-26 02:37:27

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