[Info-vax] Rethinking DECNET ?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2014-09-05 15:33, Neil Rieck wrote:
> On Thursday, September 4, 2014 8:02:55 AM UTC-4, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
> [...snip...]
>
>> This actually leads me to pet networking peeve #2 (right after trying to
>> fit TCP/IP into the OSI 7 layer model). Networks using ethernet are not
>> using 802.3, in spite of all kind of people thinking so.
>>
>> They are using Ethernet II. The difference between 802.3 and Ethernet II
>> is one small and simple thing, but a very important one.
>> There is a 16-bit field in the frame, which in Ethernet II is the
>> protocol number, while in 802.3 is the frame length.
>
>> No one uses 802.3...
>
>> 	Johnny
>
> That's a new one for me. Thanks.

Not be be confused with the various 802.3<letter> thingys, which is 
separate, though.

802.3 is the plain thing on a cable.

	Johnny