V G wrote:
> Hi all, quick question:
>
> Q: Do standard/normal/every day Ethernet networks use the IEEE 802.2
> standards for LLC?
>
> As far as I know, IEEE 802.11 WLANs use the IEEE 802.2, but every place I
> look tells me something different about the Ethernet standards. I'm
> assuming that the normal "Ethernet" that my home network is using is the
> IEEE 802.3 standard. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
>  =20
Due to historical reasons Ethernet supports multiple frame types. For IP=20
over Ethernet
everyone uses the "Ethernet 2" frame type. For other protocols other=20
frame types may
be used.
--=20
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