Re: huh? switch hitter? (fwd)

[robw @ marineterminals . com (Robert Williams)]

At 09:55 AM 8/14/96 +0100, KJ allegedly wrote:
>I think that a lot of ethernet switches also have a common port that can
>see all the traffic on the other ports if required.
>

I know of ports being configurable for "roving analysis", but has someone
built a device with which one can set up a filter and grab packets directly
off of the switch's backplane?

R