From a security standpoint, how do switches increase the relative protection of networking communications?

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Answer 1

By creating a point-to-point connection between two stations, the switch prevents other nodes from eavesdropping on the digital conversation. This prevents the average user from running a packet sniffer program and listening in on a coworker's data communications. From a network administration standpoint, where using a packet sniffer is not only legal but advisable (to detect anomalous network performance), most switches have a monitoring port, which operates in"promiscuous mode"and allows the administrator to review all networking traffic.