[AusNOG] USB-powered switch +mirror

[Sean K. Finn]

The trouble with a Hub would be that it will set the connection to half-duplex.

If Craig is trying to be sneaky and sniff traffic on the wire, then changing the duplex may not be an option.

The Linksys WRT 54GL's offer Vlanning and port mirroring with the DD-WRT firmware flash, and are quite handly little boxes.

According to 
http://www.wirelessforums.org/alt-internet-wireless/dead-wrt54gl-router-42654.html

the DDWRT will run on anything from 4V to 18V DC, but at 5V I'd definitely turn off the wireless and any extra functionality so as to use the bare minimum amount of power.

I'll give it a try tomorrow with a chopped up USB cable and see if I can get lights :)

-Sean.

-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Craig Askings
Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2009 11:55 AM
To: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] USB-powered switch +mirror

The closest thing I can recall to an unpowered hub that was the old thin
net and thick net coax stuff. T-pieces and Terminators and Vampire Taps!
Oh my!
        
Craig.

On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 10:53 +1000, Brent Paddon wrote:
> Unpowered hub? - were there such things?
> 
> I have a handful of old hubs around here which are perfect for mirroring 
> on low speed links.
> 
> Brent


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