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Guest Gordon
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I've run PC Pitstop and it's advised me to add the MTU registry key to

optimize my network speed. The key its says to add is in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\[Adapter

ID]. When I go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\

I see THREE different adapter IDs. How do I know which is the correct one? I

am running a Toshiba Tecra 9000 wirelessly, but it also has an NIC as well

which is not used.

 

Thanks!

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Guest Newbie Coder
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Re: Tweaking MTU

 

Gordon,

 

You have to be careful tweaking the MTU as you may lose Internet connection.

 

The adapter your application is talking about is the one used to access the

Internet

 

I would contact the ISP & ask them what it is before messing with the value

 

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Newbie Coder

(It's just a name)

 

"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

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> I've run PC Pitstop and it's advised me to add the MTU registry key to

> optimize my network speed. The key its says to add is in:

>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces

\[Adapter

> ID]. When I go to

>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces

\

> I see THREE different adapter IDs. How do I know which is the correct one? I

> am running a Toshiba Tecra 9000 wirelessly, but it also has an NIC as well

> which is not used.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

Guest Curt Christianson
Posted

Re: Tweaking MTU

 

Hi Gordon,

 

If you want to experiment with MTU, and a few other settings,try going to :

 

http://www.dslreports.com/tools

 

Take the "Tweak Test". It will report back what it finds, and also allow

you to download and use Dr.TCP, which allows you to vary MTU, etc. through a

GUI, rather than doing a Registry hack directly. Be sure to read thoroughly

before doing any kind of "tweaking", not matter how "safe".

 

--

HTH,

Curt

 

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"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

news:%23ydBpVb1HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| I've run PC Pitstop and it's advised me to add the MTU registry key to

| optimize my network speed. The key its says to add is in:

|

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\[Adapter

| ID]. When I go to

|

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\

| I see THREE different adapter IDs. How do I know which is the correct one?

I

| am running a Toshiba Tecra 9000 wirelessly, but it also has an NIC as well

| which is not used.

|

| Thanks!

|

|


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