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But you can do that already. DNS, ARP, TCP/UDP, and IP are all completely optional. Just write a program to send and receive Ethernet frames. I believe it does

But you can do that already. DNS, ARP, TCP/UDP, and IP are all completely optional. Just write a program to send and receive Ethernet frames. I believe it doesn’t have to contain IP.

camtarn 3y ago
Indeed - see industrial protocols such as EtherCAT or Powerlink, which use Ethernet frames with their own non-IP protocol on top.
- namtab00 3y ago
  aren't also ATMs using a protocol of the same "species"?