Re: Switch to help Monitor Traffic

Remember that's list pricing, but it will still be a couple hundred bucks.
The service is where Cisco will stand out. You can call them up, tell them
what you are trying to do and they will walk you through it until it works.
SMC and 3COM won't do that for you.


"Scott Townsend" <scott-i@.-N0-SPAMplease.enm.com> wrote in message
news:eduzrvV5FHA.2676@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> news:%23RWewNV5FHA.2816@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
> >
> >
> > "Scott Townsend" <scott-i@.-N0-SPAMplease.enm.com> wrote in message
> > news:uUq3jBV5FHA.2524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 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
> >> news:%23MZopwU5FHA.724@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > 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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