10base2 to 100baseT conversion - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

29 Apr 2011

At 02:33 AM 4/29/2011, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
...
 I have only made small efforts searching out
new-manufacture hubs with BNC's but as far as I can tell, they simply aren't being
made anymore. Everything new is a switch today. Keeping a few hubs for protocol sniffing
etc. is still handy. 

Although I still keep a little 5-port 10/100 true hub in my larger to-go bag
just in case, all business-class switches these days are "managed" and would
allow
you to reprogram a particular port to mirror all traffic for sniffing purposes.  
There are many managed 24-port switches in the sub-$200 range.  Netgear makes 
a managed 8-port 10/100/1000 switch that CDW sells for $105.

- John