Unassigned MAC layer protocol

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From: Tait Cyrus
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1988 15:36

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Anyone know what DEC is using the ethernet MAC layer protocol 0x8041
for?  According to the RFCs (1010), this is "DEC unassigned".
Unfortunately, I am seeing a few of these packets directed to
a multicast address from a DEC VMS machine.

Thanks

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