[wplug] [OT] Hubs and switches, oh my!

[Robert E. Coutch]

In case you change your mind about used hubs, I have.....

A Chipcom 5112H 12 port 10base-T Workgroup hub with management port (no 
manual),
A Netgear 16 port 10base-T rack mount hub (EN516) [ this one is SWEET! ],
A Linksys 5 port desktop workgroup hub 10base-T w/power supply (not your best 
choice)
and a Netgear 4 port 10base-T hub w/power pack.

I would trade any one of these for a 10/100 switch of at least 2 ports and one 
uplink port.

If you (or anyone else) are interested in trading, just drop me a note.


Thanks,

Bob


On Friday 24 September 2004 06:32 pm, Bill Moran wrote:
> I'm needing some _hubs_ for a project (so that all traffic on the network
> can be visible to an NIDS).
>
> Got some Linksys EFAH16W "10/100 16 port workgroup hub", but despite the
> name, it doesn't take a lot of experimenting to determine that these are
> NOT hubs, but a just low-end switches.  As a result, the NIDS can't see
> traffic flowing between machines on the network.
>
> Does anyone actually make _real_ hubs anymore?  (With icky collisions and
> everything?)  I don't want to go used on this, because I want reliable
> hardware, but I'm getting the impression that there are no true hubs
> being manufactured anymore.  And I'm worried that we're going to need
> high-end managed switches that can be programmed to act like hubs.
>
> Anyone have any advice, or product recommendations?  I'm reluctant to
> go buy some other brand of "hub" only to find that it's just a low end
> switch in a box that says "hub".