Exactly, that's the definition of a switch. If you had a modern managed switch (Cisco, Intel, etc.), you could do port mirroring. Basically it lets you forward all packets to a specific port so that a sniffer will work on a switch.
-- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, January 20, 2003, 11:33:38 AM, you wrote: KG> The switch. A switch keeps miscellaneous traffic off the wire, so the only KG> thing you can see between your computer and the switch is traffic for your KG> computer. KG> At least that's my understanding. KG> -Kevin >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:20 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Network Sniffer Locked to local IP >> >> >> Hey guys and gals.. >> >> Any either why any Network sniffer I use only is able to view traffic to >> and from MY machine, but no other machines on our network? >> We have a small office network of about 4 PCs all connected to one of >> those little 8 port switches. >> >> I've tried IRIS and Etherpeek and they both only show my machine, yet >> are able to 'Discover' the network and find the other hosts that are out >> there. >> >> Any ideas?? >> >> -Gel >> >> KG> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
