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Date:      Thu, 19 Sep 1996 14:38:51 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        matt@lkg.dec.com (Matt Thomas)
Cc:        terry@lambert.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Giant Sized Ethernet Packets
Message-ID:  <199609192138.OAA01485@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199609191638.QAA26304@whydos.lkg.dec.com> from "Matt Thomas" at Sep 19, 96 04:38:09 pm

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> > I would find this suprising, since it would imply that DEC's cards can't
> > run DECNet (which has a nasty habit of shoving huge frames around).
> 
> That is *complete* and *utter* bullsh*t.  DECnet uses standard size
> Ethernet frames.  Always has, always will.

We had problems with DECNet Phase IV protocols, specificall MOP,
specifically MOP-MOM responses generating large frames at Weber
State University during the download of DECServer 200's from VMS 4.x
systems.

This may have been an implementation error or something else;
nevertheless, we did have problems, and that is what the DEC field
support rep claimed when he suggested we replace some of our non-DEC
hardware.

> Again, no DEC developed protocol uses over-sized Ethernet frames.

What's "oversized"?  How many bytes, exactly?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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