Irish Shark
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Re: [DSL] Confused about RWIN settings
On the MTU test, you take the highest that you can ping through and add 28. This gives you your MTU. In your case that comes out to 1496 which is screwy. PPPoE use 1492. So you should have ping up to 1464.
Your tweaks are all fine as well as your speeds.
If you have browsing issues, it is not due to the tweaks.
Try this FAQ and see if it helps. »Tweaking FAQ »Stalls and freezes
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Laoghaire
@verizon.net
| Thanks I'll give that a look. I meant to say my MTU is 1468 total. When I ran the test it involved a 28 sized packet. The highest number before fragmentation is 1440, add 28 to that and the total is 1468.
I switched from IE to Firefox and it didn't occur to me to change my cache size. It was only 50mb. Hopefully that will help a bit.
I do a lot of browsing on neopets, which is notoriously laggy. Maybe their server is crap. I wonder if it could be pinged to find out. |
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Laoghaire
@verizon.net
| Ok I have something here that needs clarification. I'm really an idiot with this stuff.
I do know that I do not have a PPPoe connection. I see a lot of talk about DHCP servers in connection with PPPoe. Now I went into my router settings and I have the boxed checked that says "use router as DHCP server". I kept it that way because it says it's default and most people don't need to change it. The only explanation Netgear gives on that topic is this:
By default, the FVS318 router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, providing TCP/IP configuration for all computers connected to the router LAN.
If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you will manually configure all devices, clear the Use router as DHCP server check box. Otherwise, leave it selected.
I am confused by that statement lol. What does it mean? Does the computer I'm using need to be a DHCP server? All I know is I have regular DSL. I am always connected. I just click on my browser icon and go. |
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Irish Shark
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| Each PC connected to the router has an IP address and other settings. There are two ways to do this: Static (you set the parameters) or DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) (where the router assigns the IP and the other parameters).
Unless you like fool to with this stuff, it is best to let the router do it.
Now PPPoE ... DSL comes in two flavors: PPPoE and PPPoA. The main difference is that PPPoE uses 1492 for the MTU (in 99.99% of the time in the USA). PPPoA use 1500 for the MTU.
AFAIK, VZ DSL uses PPPoE. The router can do this for you and you do not have to setup anything. In the router, there is a setting for it. You have to enter a user name and password. Is this how your router is setup?
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