Read Only Ethernet Cable

[Naman Latif]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how to make a Read-Only Ethernet Cable to be used
with Snort\Sniffer

IS this correct

LAN     Snort\Switch
1          1
2          2
3----------3
4
5
6----------6
7
8

Then on both sides, connect 1&2 to eachother ?

\\ Naman