From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Oct 1 21:29:34 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 74C5637B401 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:29:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from globalrelay.com (h216-18-71-77.gtcust.grouptelecom.net [216.18.71.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12FF343E4A for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:29:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lists@globalrelay.net) Received: from [24.82.76.142] (HELO cns) by globalrelay.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.9) with SMTP id 1470428; Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:29:43 -0700 Message-ID: <008b01c269cc$bc4616b0$0201640a@cns> From: "Eric Parusel" To: , "Ralph Forsythe" References: <5.1.0.14.2.20021001200101.01eecab8@mail.centerone.com> Subject: Re: HP 4000M switch question Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:32:36 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 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 Yes, it does seem to have this functionality, I think HP calls it a "monitor port" or "port monitoring"... http://www.hp.com/rnd/products/switches/switch4000/overview. htm I've been considering the purchase of one of these switches, plus a gigabit over copper "card"... anyone have any experiences with this configuration? Eric Parusel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message