Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!AI.AI.MIT.EDU!PAP4 From: PAP4@AI.AI.MIT.EDU ("Philip A. Prindeville") Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Determining gateway buffer capacity Message-ID: <299714.871215.PAP4@AI.AI.MIT.EDU> Date: 15 Dec 87 06:31:27 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 15 [ Probing gateways for MTU and transmission characteristics ] I think this is a good idea, but realize that it might not be feasible to retrofit the existing Internet, or enough of it to make a difference. -Jeff Certainly some of the regional networks might be interested in experimenting with it to measure effects. A lot of the Internet is still growing -- it would be less trouble to build it into the new networks... And me, I love to tinker. -Philip