ADSL MTU value

[ubercal]

Hi

Which is the best/correct MTU to use for ADSL

Mine is on 1492 on default.If there are others please list them.

The reason why iam asking is that iam having timeout issues when do Windows Updates , error - 0x80072EE2

 

[explorian]

Windows Update Error

I am also receiving the same error number, but for the life of me I can't get Windows Update to work again. Even deactivated the firewall.

Does anyone have any suggestions to resolve this problem?

 

[SuPaStA]

Keep your MTU size at its default, your windows update issues have nothing to do with it.

 

[explorian]

Hi ubercal,

Did you manage to resolve your windows update error?

 

[robbfg]

I find best thing when updates go south is to do the following:

Start:Run: services.msc
Stop Automatic Updates service (Right click)
In windows explorer go to windows folder, and delete the "SoftwareDistribution" folder. (Note this will also delete previously downloaded updates. Does not affect installed updates)
Then restart the Automatic updates service.(Right click)

Go to windows update and it will go through the routine of smarter and faster downloads etc. blah blah blah...

This will also reset you Microsoft update status, so if you use it you will have to re-do that quick registration process.

Hope this helps!

 

[leelo]

AHA! Since I installed Win7 (inplace upgrade), I was unable to avtivate via the internet or do windows updates.

I tried all manner of things to get it going, including logging a ticket with microsoft all leading me down a garden path of disappointment.

Then it dawned on me (Now a week or two later) to run the update and from the command prompt see where my machine was connecting to.

TADA! I found that a previous Proxy setting I installed from proxycfg was still there and even though IE didnt have the proxy settings, the netsh(Windows secure network thingy) did. It was this hidden proxy config that was causing my issues.

to see if you have something similar go the command prompt as Administrator:
Click - Start [in the search for programs] - type cmd, then right-click CMD.exe that shows up as a result above, Choose run as Administrator and say YES.

now at the command prompt see if you have a proxy config:
netsh winhttp dump

I did, so I changed it like so:
netsh winhttp reset proxy

Problem solved.