Re: Runt packets ??

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 07:35:04 +0100 (BST)

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> Unlike the minimum size, there is no physical limitation behind the Ethernet
> maximum packet length. The reason behind the 1514 byte limit (1518 with
> CRC, 1526 with pramble) was quick network access delay at 3Mbps, and that
> 1536 is an easy number for the hardware jabber detect.

Runt ICMP frames are normally sourced by folks trying to exploit bugs
in some stacks

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