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NETGEAR GS716Tv3 configuration for packet monitoring
Hi all, Here is my current configuration:- LTE Modem | Firewall | Netgear Switch ===== Monitoring PC | |___________| ...
Understand the idea of using a LAG to the packet monitoring system to have enough bandwidth for both the traffic monitoring plus the computer network access or following strange ideas 8-) (sorry). Trouble is that's not the way the a traffic monitoring system works. Scratch the LAG/aggregation, bridge, whatever ...
1. Use one interface for the network connection of the monitoring PC, normal data traffic IP on the PC et all.
2. Configure the Port MIrroring on the switch, select the Switch port connecting to the firewall as a source, and define an unused port as the port mirroring Destination Port. Don't forget to enable it.
3. This port does connect to an interface not handling any Monitoring PC traffic - it's just a passive "receiver" for getting the promiscuous data (no IP et all) - this is where you configure the security software as the sniffing port. There is no Monitoring PC traffic possible on this port.
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