Ethereal-dev: [ethereal-dev] Using RMON on switches to capture packets

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From: Richard Sharpe <sharpe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 05:08:00 +0900
Hi,

I would like to start investigating the subject of using RMON on (some)
switches to capture packets.

I am told that some switches have some level of RMON and that it might be
possible to capture packets from them.

I am also told that if one does that they will probably drop back to using
the processor to switch rather than the backplane and that performance
might suffer.

My problems are:

  - Finding a switch that includes the right stuff
  - getting my hands on such a switch.



Regards
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Richard Sharpe, sharpe@xxxxxxxxxx
Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, www.zing.org)
Contributing author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours
Author, Special Edition, Using Samba