Re: "Smart" Hubs

From: Daniel Eischen (deischen_at_freebsd.org)
Date: 09/09/05

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    Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 17:57:05 -0400 (EDT)
To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>

    On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Peter Jeremy wrote:

    > On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 02:44:56PM -0400, Daniel Eischen wrote:
    > >On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Brooks Davis 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.
    > ...
    > >> Alternativly, if you can get your hands on a second ethernet port for
    > >> your sniffer box, make a passive tap:
    > >
    > >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.
    >
    > I think most managed switches let you do this. The keyword being
    > "managed" and a managed switch is always going to be far more
    > expensive than a hub. This is mostly useful if you already have
    > the infrastructure in place and just want to look at one of the
    > systems attached to the switch.

    Like I pointed out, though, it isn't as expensive as you think
    ($175 US for the Netgear). That's equivalent to about 2 hours of
    labor time at the rate my company charges. 

    -- 
DE
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