Ethereal-dev: [Ethereal-dev] Length/Type field in MAC frames

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From: "Eduardo Escudero Sánchez" <edu.kungfu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:49:18 +0200
Hi i have a problem with MAC frames.
Suppose you have to build a MAC frame  which has to transmit a bunch of data with a length value less than 46 octets.
The MAC layer has to put a pad in order the frame can reach the minimum length value of 46.
But in that case...¿Which value will you put in the length / type field of the frame (suppose that the meaning of the field is the length one)??: 46 or the real value of the data?
 
Many thanks
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