[Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 10:01:46AM -0500, Gerald Combs wrote:
> As switching hardware gets less and less expensive, finding pure "dumb"
> hubs that are suitable for use as network taps may become difficult.
> Would it be useful to have a database of hubs, switches and their
> capabilities on the web site?

Probably.

For hubs, it should indicate whether they're dual-speed or not (so
people know that they have to run the sniffing port at the same speed as
all the machines being sniffed; if they're trying to sniff both 10Mb and
100Mb traffic, I think they'll need to sniff on both a 10Mb *and* a
100Mb port).

For switches, it should have an indication of whether the switch is
known to have port mirroring capabilities and, if we know of online
documentation on how to enable it, put links in there such as we have in
the "why can't I see other people's traffic?" FAQ:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#q5.1