Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:27:03 -0500 From: "Haulmark, Chris" <chris@sigd.net> To: <simon.roberts@earthlink.net>, <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Network monitoring Message-ID: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC22027656CC@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>
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Someone broke the silence:=20 > I apologize that this probably isn't the most relevant > list to ask this on. Suggestions for better lists will be welcome. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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 :( >=20 > 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" ;> >=20 > Any suggestions? >=20 I ran into the similar problem. I just looked elsewhere for a cheap = hub. Ebay was the favorite place for me. For you, just swing by a = Pop/Mom/Family kind of computer stores. They might sell few old hubs = that doesn't have switching capabilities at a low price. Chris Haulmark > Thanks > Simon >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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