From: jasen@xnet.co.nz   
      
   On 2010-01-14, Nick Name  wrote:   
   > Is anyone aware of a project/diy brew to build an active, buffered   
   > Ethernet Tap that would only require a single NIC in the sniffing PC?   
      
   use a hub (if you can still find one)   
      
   (assuming you are only interested in IP traffic) you don't need two   
   interfaces to route packets between subnets.   
      
   > I'm currently using a couple of NIC's and a passive tap listening to the   
   > xmit lines in both directions, but I'm thinking there must be some kind   
   > of way to do a 'cheap' home brew 'mirror' of some kind?   
      
   how do you plan to handle full duplex mode when listening with a   
   single NIC.   
      
      
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