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Cc: "Ryan P. Sommers" <ryans@rpsommers.com>, hackers@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: "Smart" Hubs
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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