Dialup optimization?

[James Knott]

Walter Dnes wrote:
> What parameters besides MTU = 576 do you suggest for dialup?

The reason for that MTU was the poor error rate of non-V.42 modems.  A 
lower MTU is better for higher error rates.  Newer modems, that run 
V.42, have built in error correction & very low error rate.  So just go 
with 1500 to improve performance.
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