----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fischer, Martin" <martin.fisc...@swisstxt.ch>
> To: swinog@lists.swinog.ch
> Cc:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 1:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [swinog] swinog Digest, Vol 79, Issue 1: remotely-controlled
> network tests, like packet capture
>
> Stanislav Sinyagin <ssinya...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Migros is selling a cheap netbook for CHF 222.-
> http://goo.gl/1tZ5C
> Acer Aspire One AOD 255E-13DQws
> 1024x600 screen, 1GB RAM, 250GB disk
> 6-cell battery (!)
>
> It's a perfect device for remotely-controlled network tests, like
> packet capture or any telnet/snmp/SIP/perlscript testing
> scenarios that you like.
>
> (...)
>
> My Experience is that notebooks are not realy useful for packet
> sniffing...as more an more Gibabit is common and laptops are no a
> recommended option to measure data transmission.
>
> Especialy when capture filters will be used...
>
> Also the available disc space is very limited...
>
> I prefer older server infrastructure, that is able to run captures from
> several points with 2-4 or more NIC's in a ringbuffer configuration...
You are right in the sense that the right tool should be used for the right job
:)
Of course it's not suitable for high-bandwidth sniffing, although quite useful
for
the occasions where you don't have high-volume traffic.
For example, I use one such notebook for an IP-telephony deployment near the
border controllers. As it's not yet in production, I know exactly how much
traffic
I'm going to have.
The benefit is that I easily bring this notebook to the customer location,
and it doesn't need much (rack)space. Also I don't have to ask the customer to
provide new PC hardware.
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