It would be nice if it were PoE, too.

On Nov 21, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.net> wrote:

> That looks perfect.  I'll see what I can find.
> 
> I've used gumstix devices before too, but those usually run over $200.  Looking more for the $20-$50 range.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 11/20/13 16:01, Justin Krejci wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I was recently looking for something similar and came across this
>> network tap, though it costs a bit more, $60 I think.
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.amazon.com/midBit-Technologies-LLC-10-100/dp/tech-data/B00DY77HHK/
>> [3]
>> 
>> I was specifically troubleshooting an Ethernet flow control
>> problem and wanted a network tap (or hub) that would also duplicate the
>> flow control frames instead of the device itself interpreting them as is
>> the case in typical port mirroring in various switches. The creator of
>> this Shark Tap sent me one with a tweaked firmware to enable flow
>> control duplication for me and it ended up working perfectly for me and
>> I was able to get a switch hardware vendor to fix a bug in their code.
>> 
>> 
>> Now looking I see they are currently unavailable, which is too bad. I
>> hope they become available again soon as I was planning on ordering
>> another one or two as a spare.
>> 
>> My point, besides sharing a nice
>> anecdote, you can additionally search for Ethernet network taps as well
>> as plain hubs.
>> 
>> On 20.11.2013 16:05, Linda Kateley wrote:
>> 
>>> I just
>> saw them on amazon for $11
>>> 
>>> On 11/20/13 12:49 PM, Chris Frederick
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I used to have a stash of old 4 port 10/100 ethernet hubs
>> that I've used for troubleshooting networking issues at different
>> networks. Through the years and the multiple moves, I've dwindled down
>> to only one left. Online searches find very few results, and quite a few
>> of them are just mislabeled switches. Does anyone here know where to
>> grab a couple, or have a few collecting dust on a shelf they'd be
>> willing to part with? Thanks, Chris Frederick
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