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You could accomplish this by plugging a 4-port hub into the mirrored port and then the two PCs for monitoring into the hub. &nbsp;Since a hub forwards all traffic to all ports both PCs will get the same info for monitoring.
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You could accomplish this by plugging a 4-port hub into the mirrored port and then the two PCs for monitoring into the hub.  Since a hub forwards all traffic to all ports both PCs will get the same info for monitoring.

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A hub works at maximum 100Mbps and is not full duplex. Get yourself a tap (there are many vendors) or use a monitor or span-port on a managed switch with decent capabilities.<br />
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/Kvistofta<br />

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A hub works at maximum 100Mbps and is not full duplex. Get yourself a tap (there are many vendors) or use a monitor or span-port on a managed switch with decent capabilities.

/Kvistofta


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Has anyone heard or used a device that will allow me to plug into my mirrored port on a switch &amp;&nbsp;then connected two computers to it allowing me to let Network Observer &amp;&nbsp;Websense monitor traffic at the same time? I think the device if refered to as a tap but I can't seem to find one online...anyone heard of such a device?
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Has anyone heard or used a device that will allow me to plug into my mirrored port on a switch & then connected two computers to it allowing me to let Network Observer & Websense monitor traffic at the same time? I think the device if refered to as a tap but I can't seem to find one online...anyone heard of such a device?

Port Mirror Monitoring Device

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Switches / Hubs

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