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I agree, that would be the ideal solution. &nbsp;The problem is that company policy will not allow me to change those settings!<br />
I guess I am stuck with a two thousand dollar tool that is virtually useless in testing this type of network.
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I agree, that would be the ideal solution.  The problem is that company policy will not allow me to change those settings!
I guess I am stuck with a two thousand dollar tool that is virtually useless in testing this type of network.

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If this network tool has a MAC address, will this tool when connected to a Cisco switch configured with port security and a Maximum number of <br />
MACs set to ONE. &nbsp;For example, if &nbsp;I am testing the connectivity of PC to the port of a switch, and I place the switch inline between the two, will port<br />
Security see the MAC of the PC AND the MAC address of the network tool and thereby SHUT the port down (remember that the port is set to have <br />
only one MAC). If this is the case, network testing tools of this nature would appear to be ineffective on networks employing port security on that use a maximum MAC of only one a violation occurs.
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If this network tool has a MAC address, will this tool when connected to a Cisco switch configured with port security and a Maximum number of 
MACs set to ONE.  For example, if  I am testing the connectivity of PC to the port of a switch, and I place the switch inline between the two, will port
Security see the MAC of the PC AND the MAC address of the network tool and thereby SHUT the port down (remember that the port is set to have 
only one MAC). If this is the case, network testing tools of this nature would appear to be ineffective on networks employing port security on that use a maximum MAC of only one a violation occurs.

Can you use inline network testing tools with Cisco port security?

Switch

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).

Cisco

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

Switches / Hubs

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.