On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 11:23:13PM -0400, David Gilbert wrote:
> But a number of devices seem to allow for MTUs > 1500 on 100Mb
> ethernet... and several people have told me that the standard allows
> for packets bigger than 1500 bytes.
The limit is 1536. That is hex 0x600, a value of importance if using
802.x networks. A value below 0x600 indicates the length of an additional
header in the EtherType field. If this value is above 0x600 it indicates a
certain protocol (such as 0x800 for IP, 0x806 for IP ARP).
I would not twiddle with the settings, the extra gain is very low and
you'll face all sorts of compatibility issues with devices not supporting
it.
Joerg
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