Re: switch port as network tap?

[Agus <agus.262 () gmail com>]

Hi John,

1) You can easily use a switch port SPAN. You would have to be careful
with which ports you mirror and traffic cause they could saturate and
create load on the switch probably.

2) Pulledpork and oinkmaster

Cheers

2011/2/15 John Williams <john.b.williams () gmail com>:
> I need to get a SNORT system up and running quickly and have a couple questions:
>
> 1) Network taps seem very expensive. Possible stupid question:  Is
> there a reason why one couldn't use a "sniffer" (i.e. read-only) port
> on a a Ethernet VLAN switch rather a Network Tap?  Doesn't it do the
> same thing?
>
> 2) Is there an automated processes for updating the latest signatures?
>
> Thank you!
>
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