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From: =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9mi_Denis-Courmont?= <remi@remlab.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/3] =?UTF-8?Q?if=5Fether=2Eh=3A=20Add=20IEEE=20=38=30=32=2E=31?=
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Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:13:57 +0100
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On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:44:05 +0100, Sjur Br=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BDndeland=0D
<sjur.brandeland@stericsson.com> wrote:=0D
> From: Sjur Br=C3=A6ndeland <sjur.brandeland@stericsson.com>=0D
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> Add EthType 0x88b5.=0D
> This Ethertype value is available for public use for prototype and=0D
> vendor-specific protocol development,as defined in Amendment 802a=0D
> to IEEE Std 802.=0D
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I don't think you can just go and steal a reserved EtherType. What if s=
ome=0D
user-space (using packet sockets) or out-of-tree kernel driver does act=
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"experiment" with this type?=0D
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Why don't you define your own link-layer, e.g. with a vendor-specific C=
DC=0D
profile?=0D
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-- =0D
R=C3=A9mi Denis-Courmont=0D
http://www.remlab.net/