[SWLUG] Speedtouch DSL modem

[Julian Hall]

Adam Rykala wrote:

>still feeling around - it seems as if the machine gets very silly load the 
>line drops.... Sometimes its a sod to get back up...
>
>I've toyed between
>
>1) Replacing the USB modem with a router///
>2) Mucking with Diald to automate
>3) Just living with it as its not a major problem ;-)
>  
>
Hi Adam,

Have you tried altering the MTU?  IIRC the default is 1500 and I *think* 
1428 works better in the UK.  Might give you better stability.

Kind regards,

Julian