Re: Re:ddpsmc@Arco.COM (Samuel Chang (214)754-6740): Novell Encapsulation

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From: Andrew Birner
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 13:35

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> Slightly confusing though.  Novell consistently refers to the stock
> Netware frame type as "802.3" (although this is not quite true) and to
> the VAX work-along as "Ethernet II" (never Ethernet 2.0).  

As I understand it, the frame type IS 802.3; however, the frames don't contain
any of the other 802.x protocols.  So, while it is 802.3, it isn't truly 802.
Of course, one can also argue that 802.3 presupposes 802.2, and that Novell's
non-use of 802.2 in their frames renders the framing non-compliant with 802.3.

In any event, Novell's stock encapsulation is an abomination, since it doesn't
really coexist with anything else.  We use "Ethernet_II" framing here. 

- Andrew E. Birner, Zenith Electronics Corporation -

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