" a rival technologist questioned the mathematical theory behind Ethernet, telling Mr. Boggs that it would never work with large numbers of machines. His respo

" a rival technologist questioned the mathematical theory behind Ethernet, telling Mr. Boggs that it would never work with large numbers of machines. His response was unequivocal. “Seems Ethernet does not work in theory,” he said, “only in practice.” " So, for the record, the rival technologist was right, and that is why we have IP (internet protocol).