OT: 10Base2 components free to a good home.

[geoffrey mendelson]

On Jul 6, 2010, at 2:05 PM, Udi Finkelstein wrote:

> Let me just add that an "old" 10BaseT hub is very useful for  
> conducting Wireshark (ethereal) sessions since modern low cost  
> 100BaseT switches won't let you see (on port C), traffic from port A  
> to port B.
> A hub OTOH, will broadcast anything it receives on any of its ports,  
> therefore any port can be used for wiretapping a session.
>
> If you want this feature on modern equipment you will have to shell  
> out for an intelligent switch costing around 1000 NIS (or at least  
> that's the price of a smart GigE switch - haven't checked lately).

In that case, the price is now 990 NIS.

Just kidding. :-)

I also have a 5 port 10/100 hub which may or may not do the same  
thing. Free if you take the coax stuff.

Geoff.

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