资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

babbling error
     
         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)