For that matter, a small 4-port hub would do the trick.  Just plug in and go
promiscuous when you want to listen

|-----Original Message-----
|From: ash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
|Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 6:02 PM
|To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|Subject: Re: sniffer cable
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|I don't know of anyone making such kind of wires but a 
|modified vampire 
|tap might be what you are trying to create, depending on the kind of 
|cable being used, of course. Why not just put 2 NIC's in your laptop 
|(assuming you are going to use a laptop for this ...) and act as a 
|bridge between the two hosts. You could easily then use tcpdump or 
|another utility to keep an eye on the packets. Just an idea.
|
|Ash
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