NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro XR1000 User Manual page 44

Table 2. Common MTU sizes
MTU Application
1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use
PPPoE or VPN 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.
1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.
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