From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mike -- EMAIL IGNORED Subject: Ethernet Hubs -- OBE? Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:42:55 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:54595 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754733AbZBSWpF (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:45:05 -0500 Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LaHdf-0007nc-42 for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:03 +0000 Received: from static-71-246-219-24.washdc.fios.verizon.net ([71.246.219.24]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:03 +0000 Received: from m_d_berger_1900 by static-71-246-219-24.washdc.fios.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:45:03 +0000 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: My Netgear DS104 is OBE; it stops every few days pending a power cycle. I need a hub, rather than a switch because I have one box promiscuously sniffing all my Linux boxes. Some shopping seems to suggest that hubs are no longer available. I did find some used on the web but none new. I heard a rumor that some switches can have their switching switched off so they function as hubs. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks, Mike.