Port mirroring
I know this isnt a tech support forum but...
I want to sent up port mirroring on a NETGEAR WGR614v9. Is this possible? If so, how is it done? I know this isnt a switch, but the router has Ethernet ports, so it provides switching capability.
I want to sent up port mirroring on a NETGEAR WGR614v9. Is this possible? If so, how is it done? I know this isnt a switch, but the router has Ethernet ports, so it provides switching capability.
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zerglings
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I highly doubt that it supports port mirroring out of the box. Try to check out some firmware like DD-WRT.:study: Life+ -
DevilWAH
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find a cheap hub, (true hub)
put it in line from the port you want to monitor and plug in the monitor PC to one of the ports. The hub will flood the traffic out all ports so you basicaly have a very cheap wire tap.
this is assuming there is no firmware to do what you want.- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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networker050184
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find a cheap hub, (true hub)
put it in line from the port you want to monitor and plug in the monitor PC to one of the ports. The hub will flood the traffic out all ports so you basicaly have a very cheap wire tap.
this is assuming there is no firmware to do what you want.
+1 to this idea. We used to have our field techs carry an old hub for purposes like this.An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
Ahriakin
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tiersten
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If you want to be able to capture the traffic on a port even if it is full duplex and running at maximum capacity then you'll need to make a network tap. You'll need two ethernet interfaces on your monitoring machine however since each interface will capture one direction only.
The rest of the Wireshark Ethernet page also explains the other methods and the advantages/disadvantages of each.
