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dwi_amk
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by dwi_amk Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:14 pm
anyone knows how to customize mss in windows 2000 not to use default which is mtu-40?
mccoffee
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by mccoffee Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:19 pm
Use cablenut.
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j79zlr
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by j79zlr Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:32 pm
but why would you want to mess with the MSS, it should be MTU-40 since the TCP/IP header is generally 40 bytes.
dwi_amk
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by dwi_amk Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:14 pm
I've run cablenut's adjuster.exe but still can not find way to change mss.
mccoffee
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by mccoffee Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:18 pm
it should tcp send and recive segment size sorry about that.
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mnosteele52
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by mnosteele52 Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:27 am
Your MSS is automatically 40 less than your MTU, there is no setting for it.
mccoffee
Posts: 13365 Joined: Sat Nov 03, 2001 12:00 pmLocation: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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by mccoffee Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:46 pm
Steele i wasn't to sure about that
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