James Harper wrote: >> John C. Lin wrote: >>> (Sorry, if this is a FAQ) >>> >>> I noticed that the 802.1Q ARP frame size generated by the Linux > driver >>> (V1.8) is only 64 octets (not 68 octets). >>> >>> It seems the minimum frame size for 802.1Q is 68 octets. >> The 64-octets is an ethernet physical level issue, not a VLAN issue, > so >> there is no need to pad the frame to 68 bytes. >> > > So what happens when a switch untags the vlan tag and sends the untagged > packet out a port? Is it the responsibility of the switch to then pad > the packet? Or does this just happen automatically anyway? It's the switches duty..and most NIC's hardware will do the padding..I assume switch hardware can easily do the same. Ben > > James > > _______________________________________________ > Vlan mailing list > Vlan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.candelatech.com/mailman/listinfo/vlan > -- Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com
