Hello everyone,
I am looking for a decent TAP to capture traffic. I have my eye on the Profitap, but is very expensive. What are some good alternatives?
I will be a little more specific. The tap in question is this one:
https://www.profitap.com/profishark-1g/
Thanks!
"depend on what you need to do with the device"
There is a list (may be out of date) on the Wiki - TapReference
Using a switch in monitor mode: Capture using a monitor mode of the switch
Walk through on setting up a Netgear: Turning a NetGear GS105E into a network monitoring device
There are also videos on setting up a Switch Flex Mini with a monitor port.
midBit Technologies has a family of relatively low-cost taps. I have the SharkTapUSB version and it did the job for me the few times I needed it.
Thanks! I will look in to it :)
Hey,
it depends on the problems you want to solve. If you are into layer 1 problems you MUST use a real TAP such as the ProfiShark. But if you want to capture traffic for analyzing layer 2-7 stuff, you might have a look at the Netgear GS108Tv3 which offers you a monitor port. ;)
For more information on how to capture traffic correctly have a look at the capture playbook from Jasper: https://blog.packet-foo.com/the-netwo...
Cheers, Johannes
Thanks for the link :)
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Alternatives would depend on what you need to do with the device. Different capabilities come with different price points.