Garl R. Grigsby wrote:
> My idea is to build a dual nic'd linux box and connect it between
> our top level switch and our wan router. With this setup I should be
> able to see all of the network traffic that is traveling across the wan
> link, right?
You might want to configure the box as a bridge. That way, it will
be transparent to the boxes on both sides and you won't have to mess
around with routing or NAT or anything. I think there's a Linux
bridge HOWTO.
I don't know of any higher level monitoring software than Ethereal and
the like.
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