Hi, With regards to Ethernet's MTU size, I'd like to provide the fine-tuned response, which I have cut & pasted from Cisco document:
The packet size, referred to as MTU is the greatest amount of data that can be transferred in one physical frame on the network. For Ethernet, the MTU is 1518 bytes, for PPPoE it is 1492, while dial-up connections often use 576. The difference comes from the fact that when using larger packets the overhead is smaller, you have less routing decisions, and clients have less protocol processing and device interrupts. I haven't taken the time to find the explanation as to why 1500 bytes is so often referred to as the MTU size. Perhaps someone can nail down the distinction between the 1500 byte figure, which is quoted so often, and the 1518 MTU byte #. Joshua Dughi [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Green wrote: > reposting as i got just one response.... > > > MTU for .... > > Ethernet is 1500 bytes > > SLIP is 576 bytes > > Frame Relay ??? > > Token Ring ??? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. > http://movies.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=39579&t=39301 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
