On Sep 09, "Daniel Eischen" wrote: > On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Arne Schwabe wrote: > > >I came in kinda late to this thread, but if you're trying to find > > >a hub/switch in order to sniff network traffic, then you can always > > >go for a switch that let's you monitor traffic on other ports. > > >I know the Cisco's will let you do this, but I'd be suprised if > > >you couldn't find it on some other cheaper switches. > > > > > > > Or if you have 3 nics, use if_bridge. Or buy a really expensive managed > > switch, which allows you to mirror ports, vlans etc. > > Well, is $175.00 US expensive? The Netgear FS726T can be had for > about that price, and according to Netgear's web site, will support > port monitoring. A 24-port switch may not be small enough for you, > but if you look around enough, you might find something that is.
I think it violates specifications, but how about a physical copper "tap", like a two-headed cable? Has anybody ever tried something like this? Ethernet was designed in the days of shared media.... Mike _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
