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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".

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Version Location Description Submitted By Corrected
Printed Page xix
The last line on the page did read

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ethernet

Now reads:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781565926608

Anonymous  May 2000
Printed Page xx
The second line of the first paragraph in the Acknowledgments section

"I would like to thank the inventor of Ethernet..."

NOW READS:
"I would like to thank the inventors of Ethernet..."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 10
paragraph 2, line 3

"by the International Organization for Standardization, whose initials (derived from it's French name), are ISO."

NOW READS:
"by the International Organization for Standardization, whose initials (derived from the Greek "isos," meaning equal), are ISO."

Anonymous  Mar 2005
Printed Page 19
first sentence of the second paragraph

The first sentence of the second paragraph did read: "Metcalfe understood..."

Now reads: "Bob Metcalfe understood..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 22
third line of the first paragraph

The third line of the first paragraph did read: "...two devices connected to a full-duplex Ethernet media system to simultaneously..."

Now reads: "...two devices connected over a full-duplex link to
simultaneously..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 22
last line of the last paragraph

The last line of the last paragraph did read: "...standard, probably operating at 10 Gbps, within..."

Now reads: "...standard operating at 10 Gpbs within..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 24
3rd bullet

In the 3rd bullet, "consists" HAS BEEN CHANGED to "consist".

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 32
Lines 5-6 of the fourth paragraph

Lines 5-6 of the fourth paragraph did read: "Each port of a repeater hub links individual Ethernet media segments together..."

Now reads: "Each port of a repeater hub links an individual Ethernet media
segment to others..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 33
first line of the second paragraph

The first line of the second paragraph did read: "...the individual ports combine segments..."

Now reads: "...the ports combine segments..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 45
first sentence of the fourth paragraph

The first sentence of the fourth paragraph did read: "...numerically equal to or less than the maximum untagged frame size in octets of 1518
(decimal)..."

Now reads: "...numerically less than or equal to 1500 (decimal)..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 45
first sentence of the last paragraph

This footnote has been added to the first sentence of the last paragraph:

"The range of 1,501 to 1,535 was intentionally left undefined in the
standard."

Anonymous  Jun 2001
Printed Page 78
first line of the first paragraph

The first line of the first paragraph did read: "...gap between each frame."

Now reads: "...gap between successive frames."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 83
fourth line of the fourth paragraph

The fourth line of the fourth paragraph did read: "...with this opcode in the first byte of the data field..."

Now reads: "...with this opcode in the first two bytes of the data field..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 84
Figure 4-2

The MAC address in Figure 4-2 "PAUSE frame" did read: "01-08-C2-00-00-01" Now reads: "01-80-C2-00-00-01"

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 101
The third line of the second paragraph used to read:

"...that the Ethernet interface does not have..."

It now reads:

"...that the Ethernet interface controller does not have..."

Anonymous  Jun 2001
Printed Page 110
The fifth line 5 of the first paragraph used to read

"...to the Ethernet interface..."

It now reads:

"...to the Ethernet interface controller..."

Anonymous  Jun 2001
Printed Page 113
second to last line of the last paragraph

The second to last line of the last paragraph did read: "...male jackscrews that connect..."

Now reads: "...male jack screws that connect..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 113
last line on the page

The last line on the page did read: "...of 0.5 meters..." Now reads: "...of 0.5 meter..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 127-128

The last sentence in the last paragraph beginning on page 127 has been deleted.

Anonymous  Jun 2001
Printed Page 172
Table 12-1

Maximum segment length in feet for 1000BASE-SX was incorrectly listed as "220 m (1,351 feet)".

NOW READS:
"220 m (721.78 feet)".

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 189
footnote

In the footnote, changed "...speed of light." to "...speed of light in vacuum."


Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 229
Under the heading "Maintain the minimum bending radius" it did read

"...four times the cable radius."

Now reads: "...four times the cable diameter."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 231
The ninth line of the first paragraph

"...are still considered..."

NOW READS:
"...is still considered..."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 232
first sentence in the second paragraph

The first sentence in the second paragraph did read: "The optional wiring sequence is widely used in the United States, and many..."

Now reads: "The optional wiring sequence is widely used, and many..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 257
The first sentence in the fourth paragraph used to read

"...typically operates over multimode fiber using LED transmitters
with a wavelength of 1350 nm."

It now reads:

"...operates at a wavelength of approximately 1350 nm (1295-1365 nm
is the range allowed in the specifications) and uses LED transmitters
over multimode fiber optic cable."

Anonymous  Jun 2001
Printed Page 258
last line of the first paragraph

The last line of the first paragraph did read: "10BASE-FX." Now reads: "100BASE-FX"

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 280
fifth line of the third paragraph

The fifth line of the third paragraph did read: "...only two devices at each end of a given link segment, which limits..."

Now reads: "only two devices on a given link segment; one on each end. This
limits..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 282
fourth line of the second paragraph

The fourth line of the second paragraph did read: "...and two Class II repeaters..."

Now reads: "...or two Class II repeaters..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 294
The second sentence in the third paragraph:

"This display provides the sum..."

NOW READS:
"This display provides the sums..."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 295

The first sentence of the last paragraph did read: "...shown on this port is nearly 30 percent of the number... rate for this port is around 30
percent."

Now reads: "...shown on this port is nearly 3 percent of the number... rate
for this port is around 3 percent."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 295
third sentence of the last paragraph

The third sentence of the last paragraph did read: "...(4,294,967,300 to be precise)."

Now reads: "...(4,294,967,296 to be precise)."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 296
first sentence of the first full paragraph

The first sentence of the first full paragraph did read: "Note that this port has counted over 3.4 billion total frames..."

Now reads: "...counted over 363 million total frames..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 296
fourth line of the second paragraph

The fourth line of the second paragraph did read: "...and then counted another 3.4 billion."

Now reads: "...and then counted another 363 million."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 296
sixth line of the second paragraph

The sixth line of the second paragraph did read: "...collision rate is around 30 percent..."

Now reads: "...collision rate is around 3 percent..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 296
last two sentences of the third paragraph

The last two sentences of the third paragraph did read: "Now the collision rate is less than 3 percent of the total frames. This is a much more
realistic picture of the current statistics on this port."

Now read: "Once again, the collision rate is around 3 percent of the total
frames, showing that in this case the original counters were correct. By
clearing the counter displays and taking a new snapshot, we have verified that
the collision rate is being correctly reported."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 355
The 6th line of the 2nd full paragraph

"Some problems only seem to occur..."

NOW READS:
"Some problems seem to occur only..."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 402
last sentence in the first paragraph

The last sentence in the first paragraph did read: "...maximum bend..."

Now reads: "...minimum bend..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 403
first paragraph of the sidebar

In the first paragraph of the sidebar, in the sixth line, deleted "one vendor's set of" from the sentence.

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 421
The third line of the second paragraph

"silicon caulk...."

NOW READS:
"silicone caulk...."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 445

The BNC entry did read: "...Bayonet Neil-Concelman..." Now reads: "...Bayonet Neill-Concelman..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 452

The third line of the MII entry did read: "...attach 802.3 interfaces (MACs) to..."

Now reads: "...attach 802.3 interfaces to..."

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 453

The glossary entry for "PHY" HAS BEEN MOVED so that it occurs between "Phase Jitter" and "Physical Address." The entry for "Receive Collision" HAS BEEN MOVED so that it occurs between "Protocol" and "Repeater."

Anonymous  Mar 2004
Printed Page 460
Added the following term to the index

"100BASE-T4, 18, 81"

Anonymous  Sep 2000
Printed Page 461

The entry for "10BROAD36" did read: "10BROAD36, 16"

Now reads: "10BROAD36, 16, 81"

Anonymous  Sep 2000