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Date:      Fri, 09 Sep 2005 21:08:58 +0200
From:      Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org>
To:        Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Ryan P. Sommers" <ryans@rpsommers.com>, hackers@freebsd.org, Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_hackers@webcom.it>
Subject:   Re: "Smart" Hubs
Message-ID:  <4321DDCA.8050902@rfc2549.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0509091440500.8605-100000@sea.ntplx.net>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.43.0509091440500.8605-100000@sea.ntplx.net>

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>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.
>
>  
>

Or if you have 3 nics, use if_bridge. Or buy a really expensive managed 
switch, which allows you to mirror ports, vlans etc.

Arne



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