Subject: Fwd: PDU type

From: Randy Presuhn <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:02:52 -0700 (PDT)

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> why is the pdu type "a1", "a2", "a3", "a4", or "a5" on a Sniffer, BUT all
> docs (for example "TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1" -W.R.Stevens. Fig. 25.3,
> p.362) indicate it is "1", "2", "3", "4", or "5" ???
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