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Re: Hardware capture platforms
From: Lynda <shrdlu () deaddrop org>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:52:00 -0700
Warren Kumari wrote:
On Jul 29, 2008, at 10:43 PM, Darryl Dunkin wrote:Hubs sure are fun...
This might be a stupid question, but where can one get small hubs these days? All of the common commodity (eg: 4 port Netgear) "hubs" these days are actually switches.
True enough. For those of us who need and want something non-switched, eBay and other used hardware places are the only real option.
What I am looking for is: Small enough to live in my notebook bag (e.g.: 4 port with a wall wart.) Cheap Simple 10/100/1000Mbps
I don't believe that such a thing ever existed. Hubs that did 10/100, certainly, but I've never ever seen a hub that did gig speeds. When I realized hubs were about to be an endangered species, I started purchasing new and used. I have at least two that (other than testing) have never been used.
While a tap would work, I'd prefer a hub because I can then use it to connect machines together in a pinch.
The original poster needed to deploy a tap, and a hub (for him) would defeat the purpose entirely. If you really really need a hub (or two), your best bet is to start looking at various resellers. Pity you're not closer; I'm retired, and no longer really need the six or eight that I still have.
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Current thread:
- Re: Hardware capture platforms, (continued)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Christian Koch (Jul 29)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Christopher Morrow (Jul 29)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Network Fortius (Jul 29)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms James Pleger (Jul 29)
- RE: Hardware capture platforms Darryl Dunkin (Jul 29)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Warren Kumari (Jul 30)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Jon Kibler (Jul 30)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Jay R. Ashworth (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Warren Kumari (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Jon Meek (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Lynda (Jul 30)
- RE: Hardware capture platforms Matthew Huff (Jul 30)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Sam Stickland (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Larry J. Blunk (Jul 30)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Joel Jaeggli (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Leon Ward (Jul 30)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Juuso Lehtinen (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Leon Ward (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Nickola Kolev (Jul 31)
- Re: Hardware capture platforms Roland Dobbins (Jul 30)