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From: pat@hfsi.UUCP (Pat)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Ethernet type fields which conflict with 802.3 length fields
Message-ID: <287@hfsi.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 89 16:49:03 GMT
References: <501@fallst.UUCP> <2734@spdcc.SPDCC.COM>
Reply-To: pat@hfsi.UUCP (Pat)
Organization: Honeywell Federal Systems Inc., McLean VA.
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In article <2734@spdcc.SPDCC.COM> chipcom!eli@spdcc.com writes:
>can anyone give me any news regarding the ethernet type fields which
>were apparently assigned before anyone thought of 802.3?
>

  THe only types that are active are xerox experimental types.
Xerox did wisely keep their types from conflicting with 802.3

I can get you the list of experimental types but don't worry
no-one bothers about conflict on this issue.