Newbie Setup Question

[Kevin Bachelder <kbachelder () mindspring com>]

Hi all,

We have a small network (<50 PCs) and I would like to add a Windows 2000 
machine with Snort to the mix.

From what I have been reading am I correct in assuming that what I should 
do is get a network tap and then set things up as follows...


                            [snort PC]
                                ^
                                |
                                |
[router] -->  [firewall] -->  [tap]  --> [switch with all our PCs]


For a small network is this the "recommended" way to do things without 
having to use port mirroring on the switch?

Thanks in advance for all your help,

Kevin


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Kevin Bachelder

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - Windows NT 4.0 (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Professional - Windows 2000 (MCP)
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
CompTIA A+ Certified Computer Repair Technician (A+) 



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