packet monitoring/viewing on *all* ports like "dumb-hub" I need to be able to monitor packets traveling through all ports on the switch. My understanding is I would need a switch that does port duplication? For example, using a PC running WireShark on port1, I need to see what's traveling between the devices on port2 and port3.This is my first time doing this, so I want to make sure I can do this with this switch.Anyone have the answer?Thanks in advance,A packet monitoring/viewing on *all* ports like "dumb-hub" I need to be able to monitor packets traveling through all ports on the switch. My understanding is I would need a switch that... » Read More packet monitoring/viewing on *all* ports like "dumb-hub" I need to be able to monitor packets traveling through all ports on the switch. My understanding is I would need a switch that does port duplication? For example, using a PC running WireShark on port1, I need to see what's traveling between the devices on port2 and port3.This is my first time doing this, so I want to make sure I can do this with this switch.Anyone have the answer?Thanks in advance,A « Show Less
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To do this with hardware, you need a switch that can do "port mirroring", which you probably won't find for cheap. You could also do the gateway trick omer suggested, which is of course free, but then if your PC goes down, so does your network.
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if you dont mind some latency on your network you can - tell all other connected devices to use your 'monitoring pc' IP as the gateway IP- set your 'monitoring pc' to use the real gateway IP- enable IP forwarding on your 'monitoring pc'
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In short, no. USB as a protocol supports far more devices through a single port than you can physically put on this hub. And, because of how the data is packaged and transmitted, it all moves at the same speed, regardless of the number of sources. For example, I have 3 devices (a wireless mouse, a printer and an external HardDrive) running through mine, and they all perform perfectly.
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You need to look at your network topology, not the EX4. There are a lot of different ways to get this thing visible on two networks, but be thankful that this thing doesn't act as a switch or hub, because connecting your two networks (physical or virtual) together, just plugging them into each other anyway, is more than probably going to create DHCP and DNS resolution hell.
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I never thought about doing simultaneous transmissions across all the ports on the hub. My guess is it would slow down, because we know that one port affects the others. Anker makes it clear, for example, that if you plug a USB 2.0 device into the unit, any 3.0 devices plugged in will perform at only 2.0 speed. There are multiple inputs, but only one output to your computer. Think of five hoses plugged into a sprinkler -- the water will not come out 5X as fast. That's my best guess, but I'm not an engineer.
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It is a patch bay, not a switch. It is used for multiple location LAN. From this you go to a switch and then the server.
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Since your modem has 4 ports it sounds like it also functions as a router (which is good). You could unplug 2 or more ports on your modem/router, reconnect them to the switch, then connect the switch to a free port on your modem/router.
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All of the ports on this switch are treated the same so it doesn't matter which port comes from your router or which port goes to your other devices, like workstations, etc. Does that answer your question or did you mean which type of wire: Cat 5 or Cat 6?
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Hi Stan. We agree to the other users. This is a wired switch and you can add this to your network if you want to have more wired devices.
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The secondary port simply acts like an additional switchport to which you can connect a (non-POE) device, such as an IP camera. It is a bridged port and is non-configurable. It cannot be used for link aggregation.
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You can see all the computers - regardless of which network they come in on. But I cannot see how to monitor each network individually.
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What would be the purpose for doing that? I can only think that maybe the modem and the router are so far apart (over 300 feet) that you need a switch to repeat the signal between them? Does the wireless router have multiple switch ports? You can just chain this switch to a switch port (not the WAN port) on a router to add more ports/jacks for local devices (although even that occupies two ports - one from the router, and one from this extra switch).
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This switch is designed to add network ports to your router. Run a network cable from the router to this switch. Then network cables can be run from the switch to other devices.
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I have not had any problem using multiple ports at the same time doing different tasks.
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Nope. These newer routers can autosense straight line vs. crossover automatically, so you don't have to worry about that anymore. If you buy another model that still has the crossover port, it will be clearly marked, and usually has a switch, but those are becoming ancient history.
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I'm just going to answer myself.I bought 5 port one and it works just play and plug.I first connect cable modem to router wan port.Then from one of the router port, I connect to switch.This connection between router and switch makes whole switch to share internet, I guess. then I connect my PS3 and Xbox to the switch and all works great!those of who are hesitate to buy switch for sharing internet connection do it! if you have router already!
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This product usually works fine with a switch.By default, it does some sort of NAT, so there should be no problem with most DHCP servers, and each device will get its own IP.You can also set it to MAC cloning mode if you do get DHCP errors, but then it will no longer be able to work with the switch.
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If you use a Crossover, then you'll need a crossover on the other end as well. it runs over cat6 but is not being transferred as Ethernet. On each end the pin order must match.