RFC 894, "A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks", April 1984

Errata ID: 570
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Gerald Park
Date Reported: 2001-03-28

In Section Frame Format:

   The minimum length of the data field of a packet sent over an
   Ethernet is 1500 octets, thus the maximum length of an IP datagram
   sent over an Ethernet is 1500 octets.

It should say:

   The maximum length of the data field of a packet sent over an
   Ethernet is 1500 octets, thus the maximum length of an IP datagram
   sent over an Ethernet is 1500 octets.

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