Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:05:32 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: Michael Smith <msmith@texas.net> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: network traffic analysis with a network switch Message-ID: <20020421115733.U9678-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <20020419081453.X30314@staff.texas.net>
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On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Michael Smith wrote: > What I would like to be able to do is somehow send copies of > network traffic to the RH box without having to move it > between the FreeBSD box and the switch. Is this possible > and if so, how would I go about setting this up? With the right switch you can do this easily. It requires a managed switch with the ability to have a "monitoring" port. You can copy traffic to/from one port to another port, or if the switch allows it, all of the traffic on an entire VLAN to a port. -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet - Available for IA32 (Intel x86) and Alpha architectures - IA64, PowerPC, UltraSPARC, and ARM architectures under development - http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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