Re: [tcpdump-workers] Taps compatibility

2006-10-06 Thread Chris Reining
I want to monitor a Gigabit Multimode(SX) Fiber link. If use a Network Tap then: - Using one SX NIC: Can Libpcap capture packets from TX and RX NIC's connector? - Have I to use 2 different NICs to connect the fibers to the RX connectors and don't use the TX ones? ¿Configuring the N

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Taps compatibility

2006-09-05 Thread Michael Bernstein
Alex - thanks very much for your reply. I am quite interested!!! However, i'm not much of a programmer (yet). I am OK with Linux. I'll keep you updated and ask questions as needed. that STP issue, i wonder if that is a big hinderance or if a workaround is available. But I'll research the PF_R

[tcpdump-workers] Taps compatibility

2006-09-01 Thread Alexander Dupuy
David Moron asked: I want to monitor a Gigabit Multimode(SX) Fiber link. If use a Network Tap then: - Using one SX NIC: Can Libpcap capture packets from TX and RX NIC's connector? - Have I to use 2 different NICs to connect the fibers to the RX connectors and don't use the TX one

Re: [tcpdump-workers] Taps compatibility

2006-08-31 Thread Michael Bernstein
So you want to use a Linux box as an in-line tap. You might have to configure it for bridging or bonding, not exactly sure how to accomplish this, however, i my self am also interested in something like this. David Moron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi everyboy, I want to monitor a Gigabit Multim

[tcpdump-workers] Taps compatibility

2006-08-31 Thread David Moron
Hi everyboy, I want to monitor a Gigabit Multimode(SX) Fiber link. If use a Network Tap then: - Using one SX NIC: Can Libpcap capture packets from TX and RX NIC's connector? - Have I to use 2 different NICs to connect the fibers to the RX connectors and don't use the TX ones? ¿Conf