Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Searching for packets with incorrect checksums

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From: "Jim Fleming" <jfleming@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:35:15 -0600
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Guy Harris" <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>


> > Apparently, someone thought they could use that bit for congestion
> > stuff that belongs in Layer 3 (TCP|UDP) not Layer 2 (IP), and they
> > left it hanging around in the code. The same can be said for TOS values.
> > Layer 2 needs all the bits it can get for addressing, to expand beyond
> > the 32-bits.
> 
> Well, that's what IPv6 is for, right?
> 

Yes, and Space Shuttles are designed for you and your family's next vacation.
Let me know how the trip turns out. It might be expensive, but I hear the views
are spectacular.

Now, for the rest of the human race, we have IPv4. 2002 is almost here and
Windows XP supports IPv4 in 2002 Mode.

Do you use a 2002:<IPv4>:0000 prefix ?


Jim Fleming
http://www.IPv8.info
IPv16....One Better !!