[106484] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Hardware capture platforms
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Huff)
Wed Jul 30 15:09:23 2008
From: Matthew Huff <mhuff@ox.com>
To: 'Lynda' <shrdlu@deaddrop.org>, 'Nanog' <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:09:12 -0400
In-Reply-To: <4890B850.4080600@deaddrop.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
The Cisco 8 port 10/100/1000 switch (WS-C2960G-8TC-L) supports RSPAN which =
would allow you to tap all the ports even though it's a switch. It's about =
$750, so it's not a cheap option, but it's not outrageous either. It's the =
right size also.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda [mailto:shrdlu@deaddrop.org]
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:52 PM
To: Nanog
Subject: Re: Hardware capture platforms
Warren Kumari wrote:
>
> On Jul 29, 2008, at 10:43 PM, Darryl Dunkin wrote:
>
>> Hubs sure are fun...
> This might be a stupid question, but where can one get small hubs
> these days? All of the common commodity (eg: 4 port Netgear) "hubs"
> these days are actually switches.
True enough. For those of us who need and want something non-switched, eBay=
and other used hardware places are the only real option.
> What I am looking for is: Small enough to live in my notebook bag
> (e.g.: 4 port with a wall wart.) Cheap Simple 10/100/1000Mbps
I don't believe that such a thing ever existed. Hubs that did 10/100, certa=
inly, but I've never ever seen a hub that did gig speeds. When I realized h=
ubs were about to be an endangered species, I started purchasing new and us=
ed. I have at least two that (other than testing) have never been used.
> While a tap would work, I'd prefer a hub because I can then use it to
> connect machines together in a pinch.
The original poster needed to deploy a tap, and a hub (for him) would defea=
t the purpose entirely. If you really really need a hub (or two), your best=
bet is to start looking at various resellers. Pity you're not closer; I'm =
retired, and no longer really need the six or eight that I still have.
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