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From: jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
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Subject: Re: ARCNET <--> Ethernet
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Date: 19 Mar 90 14:16:22 GMT
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Is the ARCnet packet driver you mention a Class 8 (ARCNet) driver?  If so,
then most DOS TCP/IPs can't use it, because they  don't understand the
ARCNet encapsulation.  If, on the contrary, it 'fakes' a Class 1 (Ethernet)
environment, most DOS TCP/IPs are going to have trouble with the MTU issue.

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