how to distinguish switch or hub per software?

From: 0 (stacko23_at_my-deja.com)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: 30 Jul 2003 10:15:52 -0700

Hi NG!

Imagine we've got two computers connected to each other by a switch or
hub (per ethernet cable). Are there any means to discover whether,
when sending packets to one machine to the other, these packets are
travelling through a switch or through a hub?
I was just wondering, as switches read one more network layer than
hubs.
Thanks
Bernd

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