Thanks to everyone! We are going to evaluate your recommendations. JB
dre wrote: > > ""J B"" wrote in message ... > > Can someone recommend a couple of good choices for network > sniffer > software. > > > > My company is looking to buy a sniffer to develop a LAN > baseline. > > > > Any recommendations will be appreciated. > > There are two types of worthwhile packet capture software: > 1) free Unix-based > 2) commerical Unix-based > > For option 1, you have tcpdump, Ethereal, snort, and NTOP. > Download > them. > For option 2, you have Niksun's NetVCR product for Layers 2-4 > and Unispeed's Netlogger product for Layers 5-7. > > There are two types of packet capture infrastructure > 1) Taps > 2) SPAN's, mirror-ports, etc > > For taps, I recommend Finisar (good equipment for SAN stuff, > too), > or Netoptics. For SPAN ports, I highly recommend putting a > Cisco Cat6k with a PFC card in every switch closet, data center, > and anywhere an Ethernet cable plugs into.... that way you can > take > advantage of RSPAN (and soon to be released ERSPAN on the > Sup720 modules)... > > This document explains how to do anything you want with RSPAN: > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/products_data_sheet091 > 86a008017b753.html > > -dre > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=71568&t=71523 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
