Then you have another single point of failure.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Callum Lerwick [mailto:seg at haxxed.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:29 AM
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Switches with multiple monitoring ports?
> 
> 
> Jason Jorgensen wrote:
> > 
> > We are trying to setup a couple of linux boxes to act as a bridge so
> > that we have some redundancy if one box fails. To do this the linux
> > boxes need to "see" each other and all traffic on the 
> network. However
> > we are using switches for security and the switches only have
> > capabilities for one monitoring port (a port that sees all 
> traffic, just
> > like a hub would do). We would need 2 monitoring ports on 
> each of our 2
> > switches to allow the bridges to work properly. So I would like some
> > suggestions on switches that would have more than one 
> monitoring port.
> > Right now we are using HP ProCurve 2424's.
> 
> Why not hook up a hub to the monitoring port?
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