In article <40190402$0$19274$>,
says...
> I have some raw ethernet devices that needs to be interconnected to
> eachothers.
> I use a catalyst 2950 switch to interconnect them. Since I use the multicast
> "routing" feature of the switch (device A sends multicast ethernet packets
> to B and D but not C while C sends multicast packets to B and A etc.), I
> cannot replace it with a simple hub.
> My problem is that the switch spontaneously sends packets to devices
> connected to it.
> I already managed to shut down CDP, VTP and Spanning Tree packets but 'CISCO
> Loop packets' are still sent...
>
> Does anyone knows how to prevent the switch from sending those loop packets?
You're looking for "no keepalive" But if use it, the port basically
stays up no matter what. You will not detect failed devices.
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