In message <200006140405.e5E45UL12480@black-ice.cc.vt.edu>, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt .edu writes: Also, he said that ADSL uses just under 1500.

I don't have a Win98 or ADSL handy to check. ;)

A lot of DSL providers use PPPoE, which shrinks the effective MTU... --Steve Bellovin