Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Meaning of Trailer in Ethernet frames

[Marco van den Bovenkamp <marco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arnold Nipper wrote:

> 64 bytes for 10/100
> 512 bytes for GE

No, the minimum frame size for GE is still 64 bytes. The 512 bytes is 
with carrier extension included when running half duplex, but carrier 
extension is not part of the Ethernet frame.

And as nobody *ever* runs GE in half duplex (and many PHYs don't even 
support it), the point is moot anyway.

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		Regards,

			Marco.