Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] A strange problem with wireshark

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:30:53 -0800
Wes wrote:
> My guess it really operates like a switch more than a hub. It's actually been hard (for me anyway) to find real hubs now days. If it auto speeds or auto anything, odds are it is really operating as a switch.
> 
> Your best bet would be to find an old 10BaseT only hub. Of course if your interested in looking at throughput related problems, this would not be the way to go...

You can get an 8-port managed switch (including mirroring) for less than $100
nowadays.

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