Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Using with a switch

From: Petr Vácha <vacha@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:31:39 +0200
FYI,
3Com 4xxx line names this as Feature->Roving analysis.
3Com 5xxx line uses terms Monitor port for ports to which you connect your sniffer and Mirroring-port for ports that send data to monitor port.

Petr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Craig Wicker
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:01 PM
> To: Community support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Using with a switch
> 
> Different vendors label this action different things:
> SPAN Port
> Mirror Port
> Monitor Port 
> 
> My Cisco 4510R statement goes like this; your syntax may vary; and all
> commands listed below are given from the Executive mode:
> monitor session 1 source interface G4/10
> monitor session 1 destination interface G5/10
> 
> [where source is the interface I wish to capture from;
> where destination is the interface I have plugged into with WireShark]
> 
> show monitor session 1 (all)
> no monitor session 1
> 
> 
> 
> Craig Wicker
> Hooker Furniture Corp
> Network Administrator
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan J.
> Churchill
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:01 PM
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Wireshark-users] Using with a switch
> 
> Hello:
> 
> Our network runs with a switch.  Can Wireshark pick up all 
> the connected
> stations?  I'm only seeing my own machine's traffic now.  Can that be
> changed?  If so, how?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Regards,
> Nathan
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