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

[Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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).