The Ethernet configuration field on the IP Configuration tab is used to define the frame format for TCP/IP communications in accordance with those formats required by end devices (valid for configured IP addresses only). Options are:
Ethernet II: The Ethernet II format complies with the RFC 894 standard (the most common standard).
802.3: The 802.3 format complies with the RFC 1042 standard.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is the communication protocol of the Internet.
Ethernet II
A frame format in which the header specifies the packet type, Ethernet II is the default frame format for STB NIP 2212 communications.
802.3 frame
A frame format, specified in the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) standard, in which the header specifies the data packet length.