Re: Strange network problem accessing Ebay and versiontracker websites

[Robert Sherrard <rob () robsherrard com>]

For what's it's worth you could use ping and the "don't fragment" switch 
to test MTU sizes.

Rob

Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> On Wed, 3 May 2006, Shane Owens wrote:
>
> > Can anyone give me any suggestions as to what routes to take to
> > troubleshoot this?  Logic tell me that is I have reach ability and one
> > browser work but another doesn't it's a software problem with either the
> > browser or the site, but being able to take the same machine to another
> > network and have it work points to a whole different problem.
> > Could this be a MTU issue?
>
> It sounds like that is a possibility.  Are the DSL users being served 
> by PPPoE?  Setting the IP MTU on your PPPoE access template, depending 
> on whose gear you're using to provide the servide provider end of your 
> DSL services, to 1492 may help.
>
> jms