babbling error

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

babbling error

   <networking> An {Ethernet} node attempting to transmit more
   than 1518 data bytes - the largest allowed Ethernet {packet}.
   This is why the {Maximum Transmission Unit} for {IP} traffic
   on Ethernet is 1500.

   [Why 1518?]

   (1998-03-13)