On Sun, Jul 19, 2009, Amos Shapira wrote:
> 2009/7/19 Matt Hope <matt.h...@gmail.com>
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 09:36, Amos Shapira<amos.shap...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'm looking for an Ethernet hub to be used for network troubleshooting
> > > (trying to find which of our hosts is involved in the load on our
> > > office uplink).
> >
> > Would something like this be useful instead?
> >
> > http://www.enigmacurry.com/articles/building-an-ethernet-tap/
> 
> Yes very much.
> Now I have to find a way to build it since I don't have the resources
> (tools, time) to do it myself.

Doesn't this break the relevant electrical specifications for ethernet
over twisted pair? :)

It may work, but ethernet certainly isn't intended to work this way.
Who knows what the side effects will be.




Adrian

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