From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 22 08:21:37 2004 Return-Path: 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 10FA216A4CE for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:21:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from complx.LF.net (complx.LF.net [212.9.190.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9BE843D31 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:21:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lists@complx.LF.net) Received: from lists by complx.LF.net with local (Exim 4.24) id 1BGg15-000LON-Uh; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:21:31 +0200 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:21:31 +0200 From: Kurt Jaeger To: Wolfpaw - Dale Corse Message-ID: <20040422152131.GZ55822@complx.LF.net> References: <01cf01c4287e$f80edb10$b8a6b38e@wolf> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <01cf01c4287e$f80edb10$b8a6b38e@wolf> cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org cc: 'Spidey Knepscheld' Subject: Re: Traffic Monitor X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: pi@LF.net List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:21:37 -0000 Hi! > > to a 100base switch. The reason I used the 10base HUB is > > because it broadcasts all the data to all the ports. So for > > all data to and from the firewall will be caught by the > > Monitoring BSD box. I hope this makes sense. > > That is an _extremely_ bad idea. Hubs have major collisions, Yes, but he only has a 256 kbit uplink. Therefore, that's OK. -- MfG/Best regards, Kurt Jaeger 16 years to go ! LF.net GmbH fon +49 711 90074-23 pi@LF.net Ruppmannstr. 27 fax +49 711 90074-33 D-70565 Stuttgart mob +49 171 3101372