Thread: 350M Changing MTU Size
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Old 08-03-2018, 03:22   #3
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Re: Changing MTU Size
You can use ping to test values ;

Quote:
ping -l 1472 -f example.com
if the ping succeeds, you have a good MTU.

If it fails with "Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.", then the MTU is too big.

FYI, 1472 works ok on my PC.
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