> Problem 2: > > a) Can Ethereal also be used to analysis switch traffic and to find > out which port of my switch is generating a lot a traffic ? More than sniffing, You better monitor the I/O counters of your switches, using for example, any sort of snmp client. If the switches are not snmp capable and keep no counters probably ntop is a better choice than ethereal. be aware that in switched LANs sniffing is not that easy. Take a look at http://wiki.ethereal.com/CaptureSetup_2fEthernet for some hints on how to capture in a switched environment.
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