29. Entering the MTU Zone

Is your Internet connection slow? Try adjusting the Maximum Transmission Unit setting to speed things up a bit. (Note: There's quite a bit of controversy about this tip. Some people think it's dangerous to the verall well-being of the Internet. In any event, enter the MTU zone at your own risk.)

Open the Registry Editor--select Start, Run, type

regedit

and click OK. Select Edit, Find, then type

MaxMTU

and click Find Next. When the finder stops, double-click MaxMTU (in the right pane), type

576

on the Value data line, then click OK. Close the Registry Editor, reboot, and try connecting to the Internet. It should be a lot faster!

Note: If the Registry Editor can't find MaxMTU, you can try a shareware utility that will change the setting for you. For example, try PPP-Boost, available for download from

http://www.pcworld.com/fileworld/file_description/frameset/0,1458,5254,00.html

OR

http://www.demonweb.co.uk/c3sys/ppp.htm

Microsoft® Windows®95 Hints & Tips by Stuart Martin.

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