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Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Switch traffic

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From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:38:43 -0500 (CDT)
On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 cplusplus@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   Which protocoll or traffic can i expect from a switch
>   in my network..?
>   (Except what other devices are talking of cource...)

Typically you will see spanning tree.  You may see some vendor-specific
traffic (e.g. Cisco Discovery Protocol) as well.  If you have a layer 3
switch you may see route advertisements (e.g. OSPF or EIGRP).