Re: Gig TAPs

["Talisker" <talisker () networkintrusion co uk>]

Peter

> Netoptics is actually the manufacturer of Intrusion's taps.  I think I
heard that Netoptics makes > taps for Finisar (formerly Shomiti) as well.
If all taps are made by one company, then it's all   about price and
support.

After seeing your post I got straight on the phone to beat up on Intrusion
for misleading me.  It transpires that the TAPs are made by Intrusions
sister company.   NOT Netoptics.  I should have realised the manufacturing
process was very close after a visit there late last year.  I arrived at
Intrusion in Dallas on a Tuesday, suggested an alteration in the design and
the altered  TAP was handed to me on the Thursday.  I was a student on a
course and made a comment during a visit to the labs, by far the most
impressive service that I have seen in years.

I have TAPs from at least three companies, Shomiti included.  The Intrusion
ones are different.  Though I have to admit 2 of the others are extremely
similar except for the packaging.

take care
-andy

Taliskers Network Security Tools
http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Schawacker" <pschawacker () nfr com>
To: "'Garritano,Robert'" <Robert.Garritano () cna com>
Cc: "'Talisker'" <talisker () networkintrusion co uk>;
<focus-ids () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:07 PM
Subject: RE: Gig TAPs



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Netoptics is actually the manufacturer of Intrusion's taps.  I think I heard
that Netoptics makes taps for Finisar (formerly Shomiti) as well.  If all
taps are made by one company, then it's all about price and support.

http://www.netoptics.com/
http://www.finisar.com/product/product.start.php
http://www.intrusion.com/products/product.asp?lngProdNmId=39&lngCatId=4

I've seen taps used in dozens of deployments.  Never have I had problems
with them.

Peter Schawacker, CISSP
Senior Systems Engineer
NFR Security
43300 Warner Trail
Palm Desert, CA 92211
Office: 760-200-4258
Mobile: 760-221-2404

- -----Original Message-----
From: Talisker [mailto:talisker () networkintrusion co uk]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 12:28 PM
To: Garritano,Robert; focus-ids () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Gig TAPs


Robert
> Has anyone used gigabit TAPs in their network?  I currently use
> Finisar ehternet TAPs, but are looking for cost, model, etc for gig E
> TAPs.

I recently saw Intrusion Inc's Gigabit TAP demonstrated and it did the
business pretty well

- -andy


Taliskers Network Security Tools http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Garritano,Robert" <Robert.Garritano () cna com>
To: <focus-ids () securityfocus com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: Gig TAPs


> Has anyone used gigabit TAPs in their network?  I currently use
> Finisar ehternet TAPs, but are looking for cost, model, etc for gig E
> TAPs.
>
> Thx
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