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1998-10-14
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/* Can't Wait speeds web browsing by decreasing the MTU size.
This program was written after I read an article on the net
on speeding up 95 web access. I have always been pleased with
the speed that I have gotten under OS/2 via my 56K PPP connection
but I figured that it was worth a try. After running this single
line change I cannot believe the difference in browsing.
I tried setting the MTU size in the OS/2 dialer. This setting seemed
to be ignored. A quick verification of the connection speed and MTU
setting can be made with the netstat -nr command. It is clear that
a PPP0 connection will default to a MTU setting of 1500. I had
always assumed that the greater the value the better, when actually
the smaller the better, 576 to be exact. I have tested this out
with my home machine find that there is a very noticable difference
in web browsing. I have also tried this with my work machine that
has an 8 Mbit cable modem with little to no change in performance.
I am not sure why and before I go digging for an answer perhaps some
fellow techie could fill me in.
The jist of this program is pretty straight forward. After making
any dialup connection to the net you must run this program to make
the desired change. Every hang up - redial cycle changes the MTU
size back to the default 1500. Sure this program could be automatted,
have pretty graphics, etc., but that ain't for me. You can copy this
CMD file to your OS2 directory or make an icon and put it on your desktop.
It don't matter to me. BTW, this is free and I don't wanna hear about
any complaints cuz, 'you get what you pay for'.
Have fun,
Tom Dodge
Dynamic Information Systems
dodge@disisit.com
http://www.disisit.com
*/
say "I Can't Wait!"
'@start /n ifconfig ppp0 mtu 576'
say 'Gentle-people, start your engines'