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Re: An ethernet frame with two IP packets inside?
From: Darren Reed <darrenr () reed wattle id au>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:03:33 +1100 (EST)
In some email I received from cbrenton, sie wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Keller wrote:what happens if one ethernet frame contains two IP packets?There are actually quite a few instances where this is useful. Check out IP type 4 (IP over IP), IP type 47 (GRE) and IP type 18 (multiplexing). These are the most popular.
IP over IP is essentially IP in IP, so I'd argue that it isn't two frames, just one with a wrapper around it to allow transportation across a network which may not deal with it in the "right" way (IPSEC works this way and hence some VPN products too). Darren
Current thread:
- RE: An ethernet frame with two IP packets inside? Marc Delince (Nov 02)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: An ethernet frame with two IP packets inside? Darren Reed (Nov 02)
- Re: An ethernet frame with two IP packets inside? llevier (Nov 02)