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SubjectRe: ARP - hardware type 6 / rfc1042
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Hello!

> Cabletron technical support told me, there will be a firmware upgrade
> wich brings a solution for non rfc1042 compliant components. So the
> switch will send two arp packets one with hardware type 1 and another
> with hardware type 6.

The node sits on ethernet segment and hence it has no reasons to
comply to rfc1042, describing 802.[2-5].
It is cabletron switch, which claims that it is able to switch
between diferent media must comply.

> Cabletron technical support told me, there will be a firmware upgrade
> wich brings a solution for non rfc1042 compliant components. So the
> switch will send two arp packets one with hardware type 1 and another
> with hardware type 6.

Please, ask them for which purpose packet with type 6 is useful
on ethernet segment. Seriously, I am curious.

Alexey Kuznetsov

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