[LUNI] Routers, MTU, and Comcast, oh my!

[Larry Garfield]

So I have a Linksys router/switch/AP combo that's plugged into my 
Comcast cable internet line.  The router sucks, IMHO, because I keep 
getting dropped packets which wrecks havoc with my connection.  Some 
people have told me to just drop my MTU size on the router, but when I 
talked to a Comcast rep tech he was to my complete and utter lack of 
surprise completely clueless as to what an MTU was.

So, does anyone here have a good idea of what a good MTU size is for 
Comcast?  Or is that a red herring, and I just need to roll my own 
damned router?  (Something I plan to do at some point anyway, just 
haven't gotten around to it.)

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Larry Garfield			AIM: LOLG42
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