Best MTU Settings For PS4 - Is It REALLY Better For Internet Speeds or Online Matchmaking?

In this video, I share step-by-step how to adjust the MTU settings when connecting your PS4 to your internet router or LAN connection online. Along the way I explain if certain MTU settings are better than others and how you can dial in and test the best number that works for you. Stick around because I also share one cool trick I discovered with a certain MTU setting that allowed me to boost my productivity in GTA Online, and could very well work in other games too!
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[@WanderingHusk]

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[@trashydrifter7557]

There’s a stupid hidden way to get a solo in the bunkers shooting range

[@trashydrifter7557]

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[@daba5966]

Been doing this for years. The only "trick" GTA solo lobbies that actually works. Glad someone is spreading the knowledge.

[@cbrock420]

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[@JohnHammer]

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[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome Daniel! Thank you for the feedback

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[@ro7b6b2ie]

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[@JohnHammer]

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[@JohnHammer]

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[@JohnHammer]

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[@JohnHammer]

Nice! You're welcome

[@CNNR_-iz9wc]

If you go to low in some games you will be by yourself in games like gta this works, personally I use 1473 for my mtu and I normally get 9 with dps and im getting 13 with

[@Zayzuwtf]

1v1?

[@tonyphills6075]

I went to 400 so I can be by myself in gta

[@notprobruh8508]

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[@clownjoker645]

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[@jeannetteballard2893]

do you use the proxy server or no?

[@JohnHammer]

You're always welcome! I'm so glad to hear that this helped you!

[@pranavpugaonkar6674]

Always posting great content! This was a life saver for COD MW. Thanks a lot.

[@Zooba_Mainly]

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[@sylface86]

I allways go down to 800 or 750 to be playing alone in Solo lobbies since they have patch the other metode with the NAT glitch

[@Jk-be7zi]

This worked thank you

[@zackaryrivenbark2207]

i used this video to get wifi back and thank u it worked

[@chriseanalbert1539]

I literally found a difference in my connection settings this really helped

[@JohnHammer]

That’s awesome Boss! I’m so glad to hear this helped you too!

[@tarikdresevic8643]

Which mtu do u use? And do u use a dns?

[@Luhterry_]

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[@WanderingHusk]

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[@TXCDagger]

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[@JohnHammer]

Thanks TXC!

[@gabrielsalas3230]

I use 850, solo public sessions 😎

[@falariusbrown6491]

I love how he with in on gta 5 online content

[@vacuious618]

It worked thanks keep on making these awesome videos man

[@JohnHammer]

Will do! You're welcome, I'm so glad to hear this helped you!

[@xeus8848]

Hey thanks, can you also be able to change mtu settings on New playstation 5? I tried seek information but didnt really find

[@The-hubba-wubba]

Yes duhhh

[@aizeiv6957]

Hey I need your help I’ve tried all the methods to getting a better connection and it helps with downloads but the games I play are really laggy What should I do Please like so he can see and respond

[@omolemomasibi7192]

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[@aizeiv6957]

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[@rishiseshadri7578]

Hi! I had a question and I would really appreciate if you answered. I’m in india and I have a ps4. What dns and mtu would you recommend? My ping is about 60 In fortnite and I would like to get that down! Great vid btw!

[@JohnHammer]

Thank you Rishi! I would adjust each one separately, so keep MTU at 1500 and adjust dns to Google or CloudFlare first. If the DNS helps, then start adjusting the MTU a few steps lower (around 1400, 1300, 1200, etc.) and see if that boosts the improvement over the new DNS

[@isaacng4306]

Yo this is insane, thanks my connection speed 5.4Mbps upload upload it's now 6.0 Mbps thanks alot cheers bro

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome Isaac! I'm glad this helped your internet setup

[@tellmesomething2412]

You rock, bro!!!

[@gothicmeme4354]

Bruh it works and helps btw 800 mtu works on red dead online btw ppl won't join you but you can't join them your friends can and sometimes ppl can join you is the best to do your stuff in peace it helps alot btw i changed my mtu now to 1400 and wifi is going crazy 15 mbs im used 10 i guess mtu can do little changes

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Bugha never disappoints

[@vexonyt6542]

Works thanks

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I'm extremely jealous of your tv. Great vid btw

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It's an awesome tv indeed. Thanks!

[@arashisorceress1048]

I literally watched 3-4 videos and didn’t help... I come across this perfect step my step🙏🙏🙏😌

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[@veed1757]

It worked

[@JohnHammer]

That's great!

[@Firtek]

Thanks man! If i want it to be normal again do i just have to do it 1500. Or just set up my internet again but easy not custom?

[@JohnHammer]

Both works great, either way it'll return to 1500. You're welcome!

[@sivak9627]

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[@fl0kyrl]

you is best❤️

[@Submersed24]

I have horrible field goal lag with madden, and I hope this helps to fix it... i touch the button and it doesn't register until at least 500 ms later

[@mlotken3897]

DAYUMN ITS WAY FASTER NOW THANKS

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome!

[@daniellooze_]

I wanna play with my friend in a private public server. Which mtu should i get it?

[@Fohze]

Can you make a video on lag spikes and how to stop them from happening?

[@JohnHammer]

Noted! Thank you for the suggestion

[@hello-yh7lp]

Best intro ever lol

[@JohnHammer]

😂 Thank you!

[@hello-yh7lp]

@@JohnHammer not gonna lie u help me alot with my ps4 so thanks

[@theblessedboy4316]

Hey it actually kinda worked. 🙏🏽 .

[@JohnHammer]

Nice!

[@neken7582]

Nice video man. I am using my phone internet to go online on RDR2 (PS4). I have a problem, I always find myself in a empty lobby, and I can't join friends. Is there any solutions to be in a "normal" lobby? MTU is at 1500, obviously without changing it i'm solo in lobbies. Any help ? Thank you 🙏

[@hitam1925]

I play with hotspot too and I'm having exactly the same problem on rdo man...and whenever I try to join a friend session or start a matchmaking I always get disconnected. Did you find a solution?

[@jjsjddddd8600]

Thanks boss

[@thebanjumper]

Hi Johnny do this settings work here in the uk I'm all ways getting booted offline and how do I change from type 2 to 1 pls comment back thanks Johnny

[@shorty808100]

The max on a router is 1500 as well you can do a ping check to see if your MTU size is correct and if it’s not you can change it your router gotta check on a PC is DoS, I got 100mbps connection 1500 is fine for me, I sped mine up by buying a way better router, to change it nat type 1 you gotta make you PS the DMZ port

[@rickyhayhurst243]

can you help me with doing that?

[@4bitshadow935]

can we play gta online my gta online says Rockstar services are not available i cant play gta for 1 month caz of this problem will it work?

[@devonsmith1990]

Hey, I have a question, I changed the MTU settings on my ps4 pro to try and get better speeds. Before I did the change, I experienced zero issues and it worked great. Ever since the change my internet connection on the ps4 pro keeps disconnecting every 30 minutes to an hour. Any idea on how to fix this?

[@markellgordon948]

Bro my ps4 been doing the the last month it's bs boutta go to xbox

[@maisaanmufeed438]

@@markellgordon948 maybe save your games progress and fully reboot it from some techstore or something?

[@callsigntongo]

Damn

[@knight_flyer1199]

Change the MTU settings back to before the problem occurred.

[@NaivadSnow]

I had that issue where my connection completely disconnected after, what felt like, every other game. Ever since I moved to LAN cable connection I haven’t had that happen once for a whole year.

[@omolemomasibi7192]

nice tv 📺 ✌️

[@williamstonehouse6496]

I need help every time I start to play a game mid way it kicks me out but my games running smoothly any tips on how to fix that??

[@izaiahbryngomez449]

It’s almost the video’s birthday

[@AutismYIPPEE]

Omg thx so much I used to go all the way up to 1000 ping but now I contstay at 600

[@NinjaDog]

That is still a lot

[@AutismYIPPEE]

@@NinjaDog I know satellite internet

[@petarmegla8182]

Hey. Do you pay more money or something like that if you change MTU?😅

[@eduardoandradejr1930]

No

[@ZenixGaming_]

I’m currently using the ps5 and none of y’all may not know the answer to this but I’m still having trouble finding my optimum mtu because there is no question or statement that pops up saying my packets can’t be fragmented which makes it harder for me to decide what mtu I should use and how far down I should go because what I do is I start a 1500 and go down 10 each time but I’m still confused on how far down I should even go.or if I should change this setting on my ps5 at all so anyone that has the ps5 with the feedback to answer this question let me know it would be greatly appreciated

[@brave_grand1384]

Thanks

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome

[@nevergonnagiveyouup3839]

One of the trusted channel in YT

[@JohnHammer]

Thank you for the kind words Kenan

[@AlwaysKeepItOriginal]

Can I do this and play with 1 of my friends where it's just us 2?

[@toastdoodle088]

what mtu would be good for playing spider-man ps4 i just got it and it runs like **** what would be a good mtu?

[@zoeytheirishbottom]

would using a 700 MTU setting affect me joining friends sessions in gta online? I just wanna know if its worth it

[@daiyawaifu7530]

It would take a long time to join and it would probably be laggy. Possibly you wouldn't be able to join

[@dustinlawson3052]

Im rly surprised I haven't seen any posts from anyone about how opening up ports or changing NAT Types can cause critical failures n possibility of vulnerabilities to attacks much easier, i would advise doing a 20 min video explaining the theory behind what your having many gamers to do. Do your own research!!!

[@kenneth-kdog5692]

Hey, hello if I change my mtu on my ps4 to 800 just to play solo on a GTA online public session will anything bad happen to my ps4 or wifi? Will it have a bad affect on my ps4 and wifi? Like is it safe to put my ps4 on mtu 800 just to play GTA online public solo?

[@Ethan-yq2wl]

It’s safe bro I do it all of the time for the Cayo Perico heist

[@TrapppK]

MTU - 1500 47.6 mbps 3.9 mbps MTU - 1750 80.9 mbps 4.5 mbps MTU - 1450 70.1 mbps 3.8 mbps MTU - 1750 106.4 3.3

[@O5FS]

I can’t go over 1500

[@tonyphills6075]

Who else is here from the solo session GTA video? (Edit) should've came here first ty sir

[@O5FS]

MTU max transmission units the amount of bytes it can deliver in packets to each end device on the connected server through proxies higher the more data you can send to lessen lag lower less packets to other end devices hence solo lobbies your connection self terminates others connections without sacrificing the server connection due to it only being sending that is retarded not the connection

[@JizzyF83]

Could changing the MTU settings affect the overall performance of the internet speed?

[@yoitzthekerker8992]

Yes I think

[@heyladiesss3700]

I changed it to 800 so i could be in a single online gta lobby and it didnt change the internet speed for me i could do everything just fine

[@dr.pippin3525]

dont ever do that intro again

[@gratefulforalot4089]

Shut up bro he's enjoying himself

[@slavvy7511]

LMAO

[@imak3bread633]

Don’t ever disrespect your master like that again

[@JunzouxMasanori]

@@imak3bread633 "Master"? Is crazy bro 😂

[@squrvy]

@@imak3bread633 lmao

[@testtest-mt7uj]

Is it worth getting a nat type 1 network

[@JohnHammer]

It is for me definitely! With any setting change you want to test it compared to the default setting you came from and see whether it helped to further improve your online connection.

[@DDESNO]

@@GlitchBug lol

[@fullmetaljackie2970]

MTU settings good for one thing and that's kicking everyone out of a public lobby on GTAV and RDR2

[@jordanharker2957]

Thanks bro Mine went ftom 3.5mbp to 6.0mbp

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome! glad to hear this helped!

[@notlmentrix4427]

Which mtu did u pick?

[@xeus8848]

If my ISP mtu is 1500 should i use 1500 mtu for ps4?

[@zomitkv5782]

Something weird with my wifi or ps4 : like in the afternoon when i test my internet the download speed never went above 60mbps. But in the morning my the speed never went down below 130mbps. (My internet speed i pay for is 200mbps)

[@JohnHammer]

Zomi Internet speeds vary throughout the day for a variety of reasons, but one big one is that the total load on your ISP's server can be higher during morning hours (businesses, neighbors, etc.) therefore reducing the speeds that you individually can capture during that time.

[@johnbob5137]

We can switch routers if you want I get consistant 5.0-6.0 mpbs everytime anytime!!

[@cnote8061]

Will this fix IP fragmentation problems? My internet speed is really fast but I get the IP fragmentation message

[@JohnHammer]

It might! Try doing small adjustments on this and see if that helps with the fragmentation. If it doesn't you can always change it back to the default

[@Andy09T]

Iiron segev has a great vid on this. He is thetechieguy and explains how to monitor the fragmentation issue by using ping and dropping the mute size by 10 at a time until you see a ping ip that does not say fragmented. Good luck 👍

[@Andy09T]

Mtu sorry

[@SuperHns]

my modem max is 1492 I figured through ping commands, but I lowered it to 1472, my ping is better and I no longer have random disconnects when connected through WIFI

[@mucci8172]

This wholesome person should be on TikTok. Self promote a lil. Socialize with all these younger peeps.

[@jadgames2473]

Can u please do a video of all of the tings that help the game play and network

[@JohnHammer]

Sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the video suggestion!

[@dee-anneolivier8166]

Hey man do you have some news for fortnite?

[@exxe7537]

omg ty

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome!

[@qsmurkk]

Thxs

[@JohnHammer]

You're welcome!

[@splittingtraffic2674]

Lmfao you're bad jokes are so cringe but i love your humor and how you're not afraid to be yourself its entertaining❤️ thanks for the help hopefully this helps my youtube gaming

[@JohnHammer]

Thanks Swiish!

[@jhontrochez9419]

Ohhhhhh I see got it understand may thank you very so much for my PS4 slime a GTA V 5 ONLINE because I want it alone for my Heist a list mission so busy people private .

[@doulytooly]

HOLY CRAP IT MADE IT SO FAST

[@JohnHammer]

That's great!

[@FoneyEdits]

WHAT MTU DID YOU DO?

[@cclaw2240]

Stop wit the cap how fast it made it?

[@doulytooly]

@@cclaw2240 3-5 mbps faster

[@doulytooly]

@@cclaw2240 don’t really remember because I posted that 6 months ago lol

[@darthmega3373]

I have been using the ps4 for 6 years now and TBH all these settings seem to be useless for better ping or faster matchmaking.In the end it all comes down to you internet speed and the game server location.What can slightly change anything is your Nat-Type.Altho change in DNS shows change in speed but that is only visual but most of the time in does increase download speed but not your online gaming experience.❤

[@JohnHammer]

That's why I wanted to publish this video! For some very few I've heard that adjusting this setting works, thus it's worth mentioning. But for others this setting simply makes no difference or hinders the quality of the online connection altogether. It's best to test all these variables to find the one that best works for our specific PS4 online connection setups

[@SweatyBrick]

MTU 800 didn’t work so I did 700 instead. With the 800 people kept joining me. When I was delivering cargo. They were all people on oppressors

[@almacampbell3899]

Me sitting here for 4 mouths Tryna get stable enternet while watching glasscock and John

[@markbell3252]

Can you tell me how to stop calibration screen from popping up ever time I start GTA? I tried turning off controller omg

[@JohnHammer]

I had the same issue running my GTA on an external hard drive and found that deleting and reinstalling the game fresh on the hard drive helped solve this issue

[@m16z15]

@@JohnHammerstart the game and as soon as you do turn off your controller and wait until the game tells you to reconnect it, i have tried it and it works perfectly fine!

[@jonstewart9477]

How come every mission i host wen i hit auto invite everybody is blocked help please

[@nashiohke3270]

Does this work on hotspot? Pls I need to know. I only use hotspot cuz I don’t have WiFi

[@dazingyearss2418]

Nah bro