Re: "Smart" Hubs

From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: 09/09/05

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    Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:18:41 -0700
To: Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_hackers@webcom.it>

    On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 04:48:41PM +0200, Andrea Campi wrote:
    > On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 08:39:30AM -0600, Ryan P. Sommers wrote:
    > > Hub in question is a linksys NH1005 v2.
    > >
    > > PS If anyone knows of a hub that's "easy" to find and still is an actuall
    > > good 'ol hub, let me know.
    >
    > Linksys is sort of well known for playing this trick: they call entry
    > level switches "hub" and reserve "switch" for higher-level equipment.
    > Which is fine for people who just have to check email and play Quake, but
    > screws you to no end when you actually need a hub :-/
    >
    > Google will tell you more about this, as well as suggesting real hubs.
    > I'd recommend to go with Netgear.

    Alternativly, if you can get your hands on a second ethernet port for
    your sniffer box, make a passive tap:

    http://www.snort.org/docs/tap/

    -- Brooks 

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