Wireless Router RTS and Fragmentation

If I'm streaming video, does anyone know if it's better to have a large Fragmentation and RTS, or a smaller one?
My D-Link router recommends an RTS of 2347 and Fragmentation of 2346, but I would like the best performance for video streaming. Thanks!

well on the router's setup page, click on the advanced wireless settings... try reducing the beacon interval to 50, fragmentation and RTS threshold to 2304...also N transmission rate to 270mbps...check whether it makes any difference or not.
(Edited post for guideline compliance. Thanks!)
Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 09-22-2007 11:35 AM

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