On Nov 3, 5:28am, Erick wrote:
}
} > On a 10-half ethernet connection between two
} > routers, we are seeing deferred
} > packets happening as well as the normal usual
} > collisions. Are deferred
} > packets just normal as well? Is it expected in
} > ethernet media? Thanks in
Yes, it is normal and expected. However, too many, would be an
indication of an overloaded segment. I'm not totally sure what
constitutes "too many".
} Defered packets occur when the ethernet is too busy
} and the interface can't put the packet out on the
} wire, so the packet is dropped. This is normal. I
Bzzt, wrong! The packet isn't dropped, it's held and transmitted
when the wire is free.
}-- End of excerpt from Erick
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