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RFC 2784, "Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)", March 2000

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 2890, RFC 9601

Source of RFC: Legacy
Area Assignment: rtg
See Also: RFC 2784 w/ inline errata

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Errata ID: 8481
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Eugene Adell
Date Reported: 2025-06-25
Verifier Name: Ketan Talaulikar
Date Verified: 2025-07-01

Section 4 says:

The IPv4 protocol 47 [RFC1700] is used when GRE packets are
enapsulated in IPv4. See [RFC1122] for requirements relating to the
delivery of packets over IPv4 networks.

It should say:

The IPv4 protocol 47 [RFC1700] is used when GRE packets are
encapsulated in IPv4. See [RFC1122] for requirements relating to the
delivery of packets over IPv4 networks.

Notes:

s/enapsulated/encapsulated/

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