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On 1 Mar 2008, at 20:56, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> ... |
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> There's one other way that I just remembered (for future |
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> reference). You |
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> don't *have* to use a linux machine as a gateway if you have a decent |
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> managed switch - set it to route all traffic on all ports out through |
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> the port that a monitoring machine is connected to. In other words, |
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> that one part acts like a hub. Now that the monitoring machine can see |
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> every bit on the entire Ethernet, it can count 'em :-) |
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> However, these switches cost a fortune and I very much doubt that the |
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> el-cheapo ADSL routers on the market have this feature. Both of mine |
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> certainly don't. |
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FYI: these are actually really cheap secondhand on eBay, if you're |
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happy with 10/100, or 10/100 with 2 x gigabit ports. |
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Stroller. |
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