Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!mprgate.mpr.ca!newshost!ng From: ng@neutron.mpr.ca (Steve Ng) Subject: Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 Message-ID: Sender: news@mprgate.mpr.ca Organization: MPR Teltech Ltd., Burnaby, B.C., Canada Date: 25 Apr 91 22:45:22 I know that both Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 specify CSMA/CD as the MAC layer, but a guy in here said that Ethernet will not interwork with an implementation of 802.3. In other word, Ethernet is not conforming to the 802.3 standards. I suspicious that he is wrong, but can the Ethernet and 802.3 experts out there educate me on this subject? Thanks. Steve. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Ng INTERNET: ng@mprgate.mpr.ca or ng%mprgate@cs.ubc.ca MPR Teltech Ltd., UUCP: ...uunet!ubc-cs!mprgate!ng 8999 Nelson Way, CSNET: ng%mprgate.mpr.ca@RELAY.CS.NET Burnaby, B.C., PHONENET: (604) 293-5463 Canada. (V5A 4B5) FAX: (604) 293-5787 --------------------------------------------------------------------------