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Cc: "Ryan P. Sommers" <ryans@rpsommers.com>, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: "Smart" Hubs
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Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_hackers@webcom.it> writes:
> 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 :-/

Just flood the switch's MAC table (by sending packets with fake
destination ethernet addresses) to force it into learning mode.

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