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aurosharman
Mar 11, 2018Aspirant
Is the EN104 a hub in the sense of repeating incoming packets to all other ports?
I'm looking to pick up a few ethernet hubs, for network troubleshooting use -- stick a hub between two devices, tap in a computer running WireShark, and analyze the traffic. It's starting to become ...
- Mar 11, 2018
Don't know about the EM104 effective implementation. Not sure you will be happy with just 10 Mb ports for the purpose intended.
Nowadays one does make use of a (light) managed switch supporting port mirroring like all Netgear Smart Managed Plus or Smart Managed Pro devices for example. Classic hubs are history. For specific usage, more challenging, and expensive are dedicated Network TAPs.
schumaku
Mar 11, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Don't know about the EM104 effective implementation. Not sure you will be happy with just 10 Mb ports for the purpose intended.
Nowadays one does make use of a (light) managed switch supporting port mirroring like all Netgear Smart Managed Plus or Smart Managed Pro devices for example. Classic hubs are history. For specific usage, more challenging, and expensive are dedicated Network TAPs.
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