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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Outbound ftp traffic is SLOW (< .5kb/sec.) HELP!!
Date: 13 Jun 1997 10:13:01 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <339DDE68.167EB0E7@servtech.com>,
	shawn carey <smc@servtech.com> writes:
> The very same thing was happening to my system, and lowering the MTU
> from 1500 to 1064 solved the problem for me.  If you are running ijppp
> you may need to get at the ppp source and change DEF_MRU to your desired
> MTU in hdlc.h.  If you are running pppd I assume you can use the mru
> option to change it.

FWIW, m[tr]u settings now work in ppp - but the mods are post 2.2.2.
You need to sup the sources or wait for the next release :|

> -Shawn Carey

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !