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Old 12-08-2003, 03:02 AM
krich
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Default Re: Zone Threads

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Originally Posted by Aaburog
That's the *default* value for the MTU of an Ethernet frame. And while it is wildly the most common value, it's by no means a given that every node has that value. Perhaps read the correct/current MTU in the given runtime environmentto avoid possible fragmentation? Or at least debug this code while sniffin' in a nonstandard environment to see if this is a real problem?
Actually, you might have something there...for dialup guys or PPPoEthernet DSL subscribers. Isn't the MTU for a PPP connection (on windows) something like 576? I don't claim to be a windows guru by any means though...

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krich
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