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FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 Reference Manual • Port Speed. In most cases, your router can automatically determine the connection speed of the Internet (WAN) port. If you cannot establish an Internet connection and the Internet LED blinks continuously, you may need to manually select the port speed. This could occur on some older broadband modems. If you know that the Ethernet port on your broadband modem supports 100BaseT, select 100BaseT; otherwise, select 10BaseT. Use the half-duplex settings if full-duplex modes do not work. Figure 2-5 You can also change the standard MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for dialup modems from the Dialup ISP Settings screen. THe standard value is 576 bytes, but some ISPs may require that you reduce the MTU. However, this is rarely required, and should not be done unless specifically required by the ISP, To Change the MTU Value for Your Dialup Modem: Step 1.Select Network Configuration from the main menu, WAN Settings from the submenu and the Dialup ISP Settings tab. Click the Advanced link on the Dialup ISP Settings screen. 2. Select the Custom radio button and enter the MTU value, in bytes. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. Connecting the FVS338 to the Internet 2-7 v1.0, March 2009

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FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50 Reference Manual
Connecting the FVS338 to the Internet
2-7
v1.0, March 2009
•
Port Speed
. In most cases, your router can automatically determine the connection speed of
the Internet (WAN) port. If you cannot establish an Internet connection and the Internet LED
blinks continuously, you may need to manually select the port speed.
This could occur on some older broadband modems. If you know that the Ethernet port on
your broadband modem supports 100BaseT, select 100BaseT; otherwise, select 10BaseT. Use
the half-duplex settings if full-duplex modes do not work.
You can also change the standard MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) value for dialup modems from
the
Dialup ISP Settings
screen. THe standard value is 576 bytes, but some ISPs may require that
you reduce the MTU. However, this is rarely required, and should not be done unless specifically
required by the ISP,
To Change the MTU Value for Your Dialup Modem:
Step 1.
Select
Network Configuration
from the main menu,
WAN Settings
from the submenu and
the
Dialup ISP Settings
tab. Click the
Advanced
link on the
Dialup ISP Settings
screen.
2.
Select the
Custom
radio button and enter the MTU value, in bytes.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Figure 2-5