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LLDP allows you to know exactly on which port is a server
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(and reciprocally).
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LLDP is an industry standard protocol designed to supplant proprietary
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Link-Layer protocols such as EDP or CDP. The goal of LLDP is to provide
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an inter-vendor compatible mechanism to deliver Link-Layer notifications
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to adjacent network devices.
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2013-04-30 00:32:12 +02:00
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lldpd is an ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP for various Unixes.
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It also supports some proprietary protocols.
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