Re: Tap and Hub

[Eoin Miller <eoin.miller () trojanedbinaries com>]

On 3/24/2010 4:12 PM, akos.daniel () db-soft hu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the difference between a network hub and a network tap?
> Maybe a stupid question, but is there a "gigabit hub" on the market or for
> gigabit should I look for a tap?
> (span port is not possible in my case...)
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Akos
>
>    
Hub can't do full duplex, so it may hurt your network speed to put it in 
the loop. Plus, a device can't inject traffic into a tap like it can 
with a hub. Tap > SPAN > hub.

-- Eoin

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