Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:19:36 +0200 | From | Rogier Wolff <> | Subject | Re: 2.0 ethX bogus packet size messages ... |
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Paul Gortmaker wrote: > > > Also note correct oversized packets dumped onto a network break certain > > well known vendors 8390 based drivers. > > And some 2Mbit WAN links, or so I was told.... B-) > > Well, as things stand, with linux-8390 and a too-large MTU, the packets > actually *do* hit the wire. (The linux 8390 drivers only moan when Rx'ing > them.) I haven't investigated what other linux drivers & NICs do when > asked to spit out a giant bogon. They may grenade rather un-gracefully, > or simply send the packet as asked, just like the 8390 cards do.
I looked into the EtherExpress 16 intel ethernet card driver a while ago. As far as I can see, the card might overwrite the in place RX-buffer ring when a too-large packet comes in....
I'd count that as "grenade rather ungracefully" ;-)
Roger.
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