Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:44:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: "Ryan P. Sommers" <ryans@rpsommers.com>, hackers@freebsd.org, Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_hackers@webcom.it> Subject: Re: "Smart" Hubs Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0509091440500.8605-100000@sea.ntplx.net> In-Reply-To: <20050909181841.GB22781@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Brooks Davis wrote: > 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: 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. -- DE
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