I use a 2900XL with many span ports. I use one of them for an Internet
monitoring software. It has the ability to monitor at 100Mbps full duplex
and transmitt on that same port. I have a Sniffer Pro DSS and I am able to
transmitt data on that span port also.
Neil
"Priscilla Oppenheimer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> If I connect a Sniffer-like device to the SPAN port of a switch, will the
> Sniffer-like device be able to transmit data?
>
> My guess is no. From my reading on Cisco's SwitchProbe external hardware
> probes, it appears that the SwitchProbe needs an additional port to send
> data to a network management system. One port connects to a SPAN port on
> the switch and the other port connects to a normal port and is configured
> in "management mode."
>
> But, does anyone have experience with trying to send from a device
> connected to a SPAN port?
>
> Thanks
>
> Priscilla
>
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