"Ophir Munk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am looking for a Fiber Channel HBA (under Linux of course) that
> will operate in sniffing mode and will enable the inspection of all
> FC traffic at all layers: FC1-FC4. Common device drivers
> (e.g. Emulex and QLogic) handle most FC layers at firmware level
> while I need to send those packets to the kernel instead (for
> sniffing purposes).
Can you explain what you are trying to sniff? All FC traffic through
an arbitrated loop that passes through your HBA? Even if it is
encrypted (in FC-3)?
I cannot give you a statement regarding all HBAs, but I think that it
is one of the FC design goals that all the transmission protocols are
implemented in HW to offload them from the CPU. This probably means
FC-{1,2,3} at least. If this is correct then you _may_ be out of luck.
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Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.goldshmidt.org
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