Re: ARP - hardtype 6 on ether device / [kernelpatch]

kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:02:35 +0300 (MSK)


Hello!

> ----> snip <----
> 2.3.3 Ethernet and IEEE 802 Encapsulation

This chapter describes native IP encapsulated in 802.2 on ethernet media
rather than heterogenuous switched network. These two things has nothing
in common but similar lexicon.

> > Probably, we should remove check for address type at all,
> > but it requires thinking and digging in docs.
>
> hm, I don't know exactly!?

All that I scanned until now does not contain requirements
to check for address type, when receiving arp messages.
However, it is hazardous (Gods know what such crazy switches can send 8))

Actually, IBM example is enough. Apparently, IBM knows better
how to deal with token ring 8)

Alexey

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