The Cisco 8 port 10/100/1000 switch (WS-C2960G-8TC-L) supports RSPAN which would allow you to tap all the ports even though it's a switch. It's about $750, so it's not a cheap option, but it's not outrageous either. It's the right size also.
---- Matthew Huff | One Manhattanville Rd OTA Management LLC | Purchase, NY 10577 www.otaotr.com | Phone: 914-460-4039 aim: matthewbhuff | Fax: 914-460-4139 -----Original Message----- From: Lynda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:52 PM To: Nanog Subject: Re: Hardware capture platforms Warren Kumari wrote: > > On Jul 29, 2008, at 10:43 PM, Darryl Dunkin wrote: > >> Hubs sure are fun... > This might be a stupid question, but where can one get small hubs > these days? All of the common commodity (eg: 4 port Netgear) "hubs" > these days are actually switches. True enough. For those of us who need and want something non-switched, eBay and other used hardware places are the only real option. > What I am looking for is: Small enough to live in my notebook bag > (e.g.: 4 port with a wall wart.) Cheap Simple 10/100/1000Mbps I don't believe that such a thing ever existed. Hubs that did 10/100, certainly, but I've never ever seen a hub that did gig speeds. When I realized hubs were about to be an endangered species, I started purchasing new and used. I have at least two that (other than testing) have never been used. > While a tap would work, I'd prefer a hub because I can then use it to > connect machines together in a pinch. The original poster needed to deploy a tap, and a hub (for him) would defeat the purpose entirely. If you really really need a hub (or two), your best bet is to start looking at various resellers. Pity you're not closer; I'm retired, and no longer really need the six or eight that I still have. -- In April 1951, Galaxy published C.M. Kornbluth's "The Marching Morons". The intervening years have proven Kornbluth right. --Valdis Kletnieks
