connection reset by server

[Jay Daniels]

David Curtis wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:39:39 -0400
> Jay Daniels <jaydanie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Seems to only happen on certain sites repeatedly at times and at
>> random. However, while browsing using hardy and firefox I've been
>> getting a lot of these.
>>
>> Connection reset by server...
>>
>> Shoddy satellite connection; however, I was wondering if there is an
>> MTU or some other setting on the Linksys I could set to get rid of
>> this problem?  I believe it set to standard 1500.
> 
> 1500 is the standard for ethernet. But you haven't stated what type of
> protocol your satellite connection uses for IP encapsulation. If your
> using PPPoE the standard MTU is 1492. This allows 8 bytes of PPP
> overhead. If between you and the ISP, ATM or another type of packet/cell
> based protocol is used the MTU can be set lower to avoid IP
> fragmentation which, yes, can produce the symptoms you are suffering. My
> ISP uses ATM from dsl modem to dslam and negotiates on connection with
> an MTU of 1460. Why 1460? I could not tell you. But I do trust my ISPs
> knowledge.
> 
> If you really think the MTU is the issue, most definitely have a chat
> with a _good_ tech at your ISP.  
> 

Thanks David for the technical tips.  I am confused about this MTU 
setting.  Is it end to end, do I set it on my notebook (using wifi) or 
do I just set it on the linksys wireless router?


jay