Subject: Re: bridge(4) and silent data corruption :-(
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: tech-net
Date: 05/02/2002 09:52:14
> Ok, the theory that there are bad frames being dropped onto the
> network by the efficient networks router is testable enough; it would
> be manifesting itself as "netstat -i" Ierr counts on the hosts not
> behind the bridge, right?

Maybe; it depends on whether their hardware reports such packets to
their software, and whether the software does anything with the reports
if so.

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