*> From [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Tue Aug 28 01:24:10 2001
  *> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:05:03 +0100 (BST)
  *> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jacob=20mathews?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  *> Subject: TCP/IP check sum
  *> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
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  *> Hi,
  *> On a etherent frame CRC is used for error detection.
  *> For TCP/IP frames frame check is done by using 16bit
  *> 1's complemet addtion.
  *> Why is TCP/IP frame check required when the same is
  *> verified by the ethernet MAC?
  *> What is then the motivation of providing TCP/IP
  *> checksum overload by some products?
  *> 
  *> Waiting for responses.
  *> thanking you,
  *> jacob

Please see, e.g., the explanation in Section 11.3 of "TCP/IP
Illustrated, Vol. 1" by the late W. Richard Stevens (Addison-Wesley
1994).  And may we suggest that you read the whole book?

Bob Braden

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