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Re:QUIC Is Not Quick Enough over Fast Internet by Hikikomori on Monday September 09, 2024 @09:19AM (#41488253)
The internet is mostly ethernet these days (ISP core/edge), last mile connections like DSL and cable already handle a smaller MTU so should be fine with a bigger one.
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Re:QUIC Is Not Quick Enough over Fast Internet by cesarb on Monday September 09, 2024 @09:54AM (#41488606)
> The internet is mostly ethernet these days (ISP core/edge),

A lot of that ISP edge is CPEs with WiFi, which AFAIK limits the MTU to 2304 bytes.

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Re:QUIC Is Not Quick Enough over Fast Internet by throw0101c on Monday September 09, 2024 @12:29PM (#41490182)
> The internet is mostly ethernet these days […]

Except for the bajillion mobile devices in people's pockets/purses.

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