During LCP, the MRRU is negotiated from both ends. Latest Code of hiper arc does have capability of negotiating the standard value of 1500. On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Ed wrote:
Jeff McAdams wrote: "And the MTU shouldn't matter for Quake and the like. Quake and the like tends to use very small packets, packets where the MTU on the link isn't relevant."
Not necessarily... if the packets are always larger then Quake would lag and time out. Have the client manually set their MTU down to 576 and see what the result is. I may be wrong but I have seen stranger things cause problems on games such as Quake.
I know when USR had an issue with Quake that was one solution... we were deeply involved in it. However until a code revision it wasn't completely resolved. Think about it though... USR even cared about Quake and made an issue of it and resolved it. 3com would laugh about an issue with gaming. That shows how even the little things were important to USR.
We were PROUD to be a USR ISP! Used to rip all the other ISP's that used other access servers... now we feel like they are ripping on us ;-(
Ed
----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Mcadams <jeffm@iglou.com> To: <usr-tc@lists.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 5:15 PM Subject: Re: (usr-tc) Ascend vs. 3Com
Thus spake Brian
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Ed wrote:
Yes have seen it ourselves over and over.
BTW, reason he is having the problem with Quake probably has to do with MTU settings on the Ascend... or he has incorrect error control and thus his packets are resending. (correct me someone if I am incorrect)
I would expect the default MTU on the ascend to be the same as the 3com.........I would also expect error control to be autonegotiated correctly by either NAS.
And the MTU shouldn't matter for Quake and the like. Quake and the like tends to use very small packets, packets where the MTU on the link isn't relevant. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456
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