[wplug] Switch recommendation

[Janos Dohanics]

On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:54:05 -0400
Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 May 2010 10:57:39 -0400
> Janos Dohanics <web at 3dresearch.com> wrote:
> > 
> > When tried to configure port mirroring, the host designated to
> > capture packets lost all connectivity - I could no longer ping
> > anything from this host or ping this host from any other. Netgear
> > tech support told me that this was normal (?).
> 
> Yes.  This is normal.  The mirrored port can't be used as a normal
> port as well [...]

Thank you all - Bill, why is it that the capturing NIC can receive
either the mirrored packets or it's own normal traffic, but not both?

-- 
Janos Dohanics
<web at 3dresearch.com>