Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-20 Thread Derek CHUNG
Is a TCP packet (layer 4) encapsulated by a IP packet (layer 3) which is inside a Layer 2 frame? If so, why the headers of a IP packet and TCP packet look so similar and redundant? ___ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list

Re: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-20 Thread Nigel Taylor
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Re: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-20 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
>Is a TCP packet (layer 4) encapsulated by a IP packet (layer 3) which is >inside a Layer 2 frame? Yes. >If so, why the headers of a IP packet and TCP packet look so similar and >redundant? You'll learn more if I don't spoon-feed you an answer. Which headers appear to you to be redundant? The

Re: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-21 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
There are some similarities in the IP and TCP headers, but in general, the headers are very different. When a frame arrives at a network interface card (NIC), the NIC strips the data-link-layer header and passes the remaining packet to the appropriate network-layer protocol. The network layer

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-21 Thread Chuck Larrieu
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Priscilla Oppenheimer Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:35 AM To: Derek CHUNG; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-21 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
CL: yes you did, PO, and therefore you are entitled to ask the rest of us >how we ever got such and such a certification without knowing this ;-> >Still wondering how many CCIE's are unable to duplicate your feat. :-> Many CCIEs can't tell you what's in an IP or TCP header and I find this shocki

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-22 Thread Phil Barker
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Re: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-22 Thread Nnanna Obuba
a Oppenheimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Derek CHUNG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 8:32 AM Subject: RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame? > I met a CCIE 3 years ago who confirmed th

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-22 Thread Ledwidge, Feargal
Derek CHUNG; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame? I met a CCIE 3 years ago who confirmed that he understood that ICMP was used for Ping request/reply ??? but nothing else. Scarrry. PS: I'm not tarring all CCIE&

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-22 Thread Dennis Laganiere
Feargal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame? You think thats bad . ? I worked with a CCIE who couldn't perform a simple traceroute ! Yet he man

RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame?

2000-08-24 Thread Chuck Larrieu
Tuesday, August 22, 2000 5:33 AM To: Chuck Larrieu; Priscilla Oppenheimer; Derek CHUNG; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Is a TCP packet encapsulated by a IP packet which is inside a Layer 2 frame? I met a CCIE 3 years ago who confirmed that he understood that ICMP was used for Ping req