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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and
applications.
Table 2. Common MTU sizes
MTU Application
1500 The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. This is the typical setting for
non-PPPoE, non-VPN
connections, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers,
adapters, and switches.
1492 Used in PPPoE environments.
1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1468 Used in some DHCP environments.
1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large emai
l attachments, for example.
1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL.
576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.
 To change the MTU size:
1. Select Advance
d > Setup > WAN Setup.
2. In
the MTU Size field, enter a new size from 64 through 1500.
3. Click Apply to save
your settings.