Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:21:48 -0800 (PST) From: Simon Roberts <thorpflyer@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Network monitoring Message-ID: <20041124012148.9540.qmail@web52701.mail.yahoo.com>
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I apologize that this probably isn't the most relevant list to ask this on. Suggestions for better lists will be welcome. I'm trying to monitor traffice on a 100BaseT ethernet network link. I split the line, put a "hub" in and am trying to run tcpdump on a box off the side of the hub. Unfortunately, it turns out the hub isn't a hub, it's a "switching hub" (what's not a switch about this? I don't get it). Consequently, all I see are arp packets, bootp packets, and the odd broadcast. I went to a local store to buy a hub, and guess what, they sold me another switching hub, so that has to be returned :( So, the question is, can anyone tell me the manufacturer and product name of a real (dumb) hub? I could use 10baseT instead if necessary, I just need something cheap that is a simple repeater. Of course, nobody advertizes "our hub really is a totally dumb hub, not like those fancy switching hubs the competition sells" ;> Any suggestions? Thanks Simon __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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