Quoting James Knott
Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
Monitoring network traffic on Internet connection: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6985 (If you are trying to monitor an 10/100Base-T network with a switch, it can be difficult to see all traffic.)
I'm not thrilled about that "receive only" cable. Twisted pair ethernet was intended to have only two devices connected and not designed for collisions occuring on the pair, instead of in a hub. Also, if you' got a full duplex connection, this may cause problems. Better to use a cheap hub.
I'm not clear what you are objecting to. I am using a cheap hub. And I emphatically do not want a full duplex connection. I bought only one IP address from my ISP. In fact, by running a NAT router with a half dozen computers behind it, I am probably violating my AUP. I sure don't want to attract attention by grabbing two IP addresses. Jeffrey