The Big Fix
You don't need to wait for Windows 98 to fix your MTU speed. With nothing more than Windows 95's RegEdit, a free tool that's probably already on your hard drive, you can make the change in a few minutes. (Except, of course, for my Mom. Please, Mom, don't fiddle with the Registry, okay? I'll do it for you the next time we're over for dinner.)
But don't mess with the Registry just yet. First, back it up with Microsoft's free Configuration Backup utility. That way, if you wreck your system somehow or screw anything up, you can always restore the old settings. You already have a copy of Configuration Backup--it's on your Win 95 CD-ROM in the Other\Misc\Cfgback directory. If you can't find the disc, download the program from www.fileworld.com, part of PC World Online.
If you're Registry savvy, you'll find that there's nothing to it. Use RegEdit's Find feature to search for MaxMTU, pressing <F3> to repeat the search if necessary. Once there, right-click on MaxMTU in the right pane, choose Modify, and change the Value Data to 576. Then close the registry, reboot the system, and get ready to fly.
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