RFC Errata
Found 2 records.
Status: Verified (2)
RFC 894, "A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks", April 1984
Source of RFC: Legacy
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.
Errata ID: 5141
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Orestes Leal Rodriguez
Date Reported: 2017-10-04
Verifier Name: John Scudder
Date Verified: 2024-01-12
Throughout the document, when it says:
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