RE: RUNT Packets
> The important point is that runts are not counted by MACs.
> The MAC silently discards packets that are shorter than the minimum.
> It has no counter for them.
Pat is absolutely correct.
> Unless someone is proposing creating a new runt MIB object, runts do not
> apply to 10 Gig Ethernet because we do not have repeaters.
I do not believe we should create such an object.
Just ignore the "shortened" frame. This is not something that is expected
to happen very often. And if it does, there are going to be other errors
that will give you plenty of indication that something is broken.
Shimon.