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One flash, one packet? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/networking@sh.itjust.works
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I've always wondered whether network interfaces that have these flashing lights flash as a gimmick or do they actually indicate the flow of traffic? Perhaps one flash per packet in or out? I wish I could remember what my call up modem looked like to make a historical comparison too.

TL-SG105E

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago

An Ethernet frame's payload can't exceed 1500 bytes without using jumbo frames. So every internet routable packet is actually less than or equal to 1.5kB.

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