From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Oct 1 19: 3:14 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D8B537B401 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:03:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from blue.centerone.com (blue.centerone.com [204.133.183.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0996643E77 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:03:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rf-list@centerone.com) Received: from DELIVERANCE-XP.centerone.com (hs5-ifw.wiaas.org [65.102.239.61]) by blue.centerone.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA08977 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 20:16:24 -0600 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20021001200101.01eecab8@mail.centerone.com> X-Sender: rf-list@mail.centerone.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 20:01:06 -0600 To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org From: Ralph Forsythe Subject: HP 4000M switch question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I'm currently in the market for a switch, minimum 24 ports. Based on the features I need, the Cisco 2924XL seemed like a good choice, plus I'm familiar withalmost all Cisco gear. However recent searches on eBay have turned up HP ProCurve 4000M switches ready to go with 40 ports for around $4-500, which is of course quite cheap for the port density I get out of it. My question, for anyone who has used them - can I create a span port on them like I can on the Ciscos, for something like an IDS application? Right now I have the IDS and firewall all on the same box, but down the road I'll want to separate those out so making a span port will be a necessity. Otherwise they seem like adequate switches, with VLAN capability and the rest of it. Thanks, - Ralph To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message