"David" wrote:
> I am getting a lot of 'illegal length' packets counted on my network
> equipment. When I did a packet capture (ethereal) I found that the ARP
> packets being sent by the XP box were only 42 bytes in length (Packets
> sent from cisco kit were captured at 60 bytes). The minimum ethernet
> packet size is 64 bytes - I'll accept the 4 bytes difference on the
> cisco's as being preamble or similar not being captured but 42 bytes is
> a bit too short!!
> > The packet data stops immediately after the ARP data with no padding at
> all, I know MS got some flak over using random memory data to pad
> (rather than 0's or abcdefghijk etc) but it seems that the fix has
> removed the padding entirely!!
> > This is XP pro with SP2 & set to auto update so should be on latest
> versions.
> > I have verified it on other boxes as well.
> > Any comments?
hmm only thing i can think of r hubs and electircal inteference, also if u
have an old dodgy network card in 1 of em, try movin ur cables away from
electrical cables n machinery, though u sound like u'd already know 2 do
that, also we talkin wireless or cabled? if its wireless try moving the
base station round, other than that ur gonna have 2 live with it, if it's
cabled, u might have a dodgy network card in 1 of ur computers thats slowly
dying meaning its sending incomprensible crap down the network, also if u
have a hub, u might b gettin a lot of collisions, go out and by urself a
switch, there only bout $30 and will do alot betta than a hub, other than
that no idea
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