Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:22:37 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> Cc: reader@newsguy.com, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Frustrating network problem - need diagnotic help Message-ID: <200108272222.f7RMMbR27328@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:53:21 PDT." <200108272153.f7RLrLR11130@ptavv.es.net>
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> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:53:21 -0700 > From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG > > Chad, > > I think we are picking at extremely worthless nits here. > > As per 802.3 section 3.2, the bit is NOT defined for a source > address, only for a destination field. It is reserved and must be set > to zero in the source. > > I guess it's time to quote from 802.3 Section 3.2.3(3): > "The first bit (LSB) shall be used in the Destination Address field as > an address type designation bit to identify the Destination Address > either as an individual or as a group address. In the Source Address > field, the first bin is reserved and set to 0." ARGH!!! ^^^ should have been "bit"! Sorry. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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