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FAQ: Maximizing cable modem or DSL speed
Posted by John Navas on October 6th, 2003


Q: How do I get the maximum possible DSL or cable modem speed?
Should I use one of those tweaking programs?

A: See the Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide at <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>.

Posted by Andy Furniss on October 7th, 2003


John Navas wrote:

And if you are on DSL in the UK or your country uses pppoa rather than
pppoe - set your MTU to 1478 :-)

Andy.