what to check for when packet sniffing network

[carl_townshend]

Hi all, when i run a packet sniffer on my network, what should i be looking for, I know i will see broadcasts, but to what level of say packets per sec is ok and what is not etc ?

[niro]

That almost 100% depends on your network and what's running on it. Are you trying to trouble a specific issue?

[carl_townshend]

well, apparently we have got too many broadcasts, there are about 200 clients on that paticular network, what should i be looking for, network utilisation etc ?

[da3angwenyi]

Well, you can check the the type of protocols, frames, top talkers.Parameters will vary depending with kind of sniffer being used.

hope this helps

[greg.yeaton]

Traffic load impact to network performance, especially in relation to broadcasts, will depend on topologies. Are you segmenting your broadcast domains with Vlans?