[X-Newbies] MTU Settings

[Chris]

Hi Phil:

Thanks for this.  I am wary of messing with my network settings but it
occurred to me that the G5's settings might be markedly different to
those in the router.  As it happens they're the same so that's OK.

Thanks for the heads up on the tuning site.

Chris

>System Preferences->Network, choose the active interface from the  
>Show menu or double click on it in the list, then choose the Ethernet  
>tab. If you're using Airport you won't have an Ethernet tab, so  
>you'll have to use "ifconfig" in a terminal window. Type "ifconfig - 
>a", you should be able to pick out the active interface from it's IP  
>address.
>
>Be careful, most network "tuning/optimizing" sites on the net are  
>full of errors, ignorance, and superstition. Here's one of the best:
>
>http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/
>
>
>Phil
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