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Ethernet II

Ethertype field, no Length

Used by TCP/IP over Ethernet

OS': Microsoft, Unix, Novell

 

IEEE 802.3

Length field, LLC field

Used primarily by NetBEUI

OS': Spanning Tree, Microsoft, Novell, SNA

 

IEEE SNAP

LLC field contains "AAAA03"

SNAP field contains Ethertype

Used primarily by WiFi 802.11b/a/g

OS': Cisco CDP, AppleTalk, Frame Relay, Microsoft, Novell

 

Novell Raw

Length field, no LLC

Used primarily by early Netware for IPX

OS': Novell, Microsoft, print servers