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[Xen-devel] Re: Your fix to RTL8139 Rx checksum fixed 32bit Vista networ

To: "Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: Your fix to RTL8139 Rx checksum fixed 32bit Vista network issue.
From: Tim Deegan <Tim.Deegan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:45:34 +0100
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At 09:25 +0800 on 17 Jul (1184664309), Li, Xin B wrote:
> Cheers!
> Curious why 64bit Vista is OK when RX checksum is wrong.

The 32bit Vista driver is the only one I've seen that checks the crc.
Most drivers (including the "programmer's guide" from realtek) just copy
4 bytes short and assume the NIC checked the crc for them.

Cheers,

Tim.

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