Bek Oberin wrote: > > Jenn Vesperman wrote: > > Have your own computers. Have your own computer desks. Build a LAN, > > know how to maintain it, and let the router split the packets. Have a > > router - use the 486 you bought from your cousin's friend who's had it > > on a shelf for years. Keep the MTU reasonably down, so that if your > > partner's doing a large download your chat packets go out promptly > > anyway. Learn what MTU means, and how to set it. > > Okay, time to learn. What's a MTU (max trasfer unit - wild > guess!) and how do I set it and what does it do? A search at Webopedia http://www.webopedia.com/ nets - Maximum Transmission Unit The definition there explains in reference to windows. I was thinking the MTU is set in the kernel. I don't know for sure but maybe this will help your search:) kent -- ________________________________________________________________ "Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being." - Paul Tillich, American theologian (1886-1965). _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
