Re: 802.1Q ARP frame size?

Ben Greear <[email protected]> Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:02:57 -0700

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.drivers.vlan
Organization	Candela Technologies
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

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.

Ben

> 
> Thanks,
> John Lin
> 
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