Re: Switch to help Monitor Traffic

Thanks!

$550!!! Whoa... Think I might see how that $35 SMC or the $60 3COM works
out first. (-;

Thanks!


"Neteng" <neteng.ccie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ask and you shall receive (8 port is as small as they go)
>
> http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5213/products_data_sheet09186a00801973c8.html
>
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> "Scott Townsend" <scott-i@.-N0-SPAMplease.enm.com> wrote in message
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>> Thanks... It would be nice if they made like a 3-5 port version. (-;
>> Something I can just throw in the Laptop Case and pop in where I needed
>> it
>> for the day.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott<-
>>
>> "Neteng" <neteng.ccie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > If you buy a managed switch, you won't have to buy the hub. SPAN (Cisco
>> > term) a port/VLAN to your SPAN port and you will "see" the traffic.
> Cisco,
>> > Foundry are pretty expensive, HP is cheaper (price & quality), but I
>> > wouldn't go any cheaper than that.
>> >
>> > "Scott Townsend" <scott-i@.-N0-SPAMplease.enm.com> wrote in message
>> > news:eY2c5VU5FHA.4036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> I'm looking for a 10/100 Switch that will help me monitor IP
>> > Packets/Traffic
>> >> on our network.
>> >>
>> >> With all of our (dumb) Switches on our network I cannot to Packet
> traces
>> > of
>> >> all of the Packets on a given network segment as the Switch will only
>> >> send
>> >> packets destined for the MAC address of the Monitoring PC to its
> Switched
>> >> port.
>> >>
>> >> Seems like Cisco and others make a Switch with an RMON port or
> something
>> >> that will allow you to Mirror all the other ports on the Switch. Can
>> > someone
>> >> recommend a inexpensive option?
>> >>
>> >> Do they make a small 100 Base-T HUB? I could take the feed to the Main
>> >> switch and route it to the 100base-T hub and plug in the Monitoring
>> >> PC.
> I
>> > do
>> >> this now with a 10meg hub and it works, just causes bandwidth issues.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Scott<-
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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