Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] How can I ignore "STP" packets?

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From: Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:25:25 +0200
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 08:13:00AM -0400, Kozlarek, Robert wrote:
> I'm doing some packet data analysis using the Linksys W-T54G router and an IP camera.
> I've noticed that with the latest Linksys firmware the router constantly broadcasts "Spanning Tree" (STP) packets. Is there any way that I can tell Ethereal to ignore those specific packets? If so, how - and please include details as I'm not familiar with the programs capabilities yet. Thanks so much!

One way to achieve this is to use the following capture/display filter:
ip

Ciao
     Joerg


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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
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