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In article <8133@sdcsvax.UCSD.Edu> velasco@beowulf.UUCP (Gabriel Velasco) writes:
> mks@cbmvax (Michael Sinz - CATS) writes:
> 
> >ARCnet and Ethernet are both HARDWARE standards. 
> 
> The actual "Ethernet" hardware standard is called 802.3.  Ethernet is a
> specific implementation of that standard that has become "standard" and is
> licensed out to various manufacturers.

Please avoid posting nonsense with such great assurance.  8-)

There are three distinct "Ethernet" standards that predate 802.3.  Much of
the "Ethernet" installed base is still based on these standards.  802.3 is
the 4th incremental redefinition of "Ethernet" and some of it's features have
eventually gained acceptance.

Note that "Ethernet" isn't strictly a hardware standard in the sense of
specifying cables and connectors, it also specifies details of the lowest
level protocols.  You may consider these either hardware or software as
suits your preferences.  

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