You may need to monitor, or mirror, a port on an Ethernet switch to debug a data protocol, check for inappropriate use of your network or resolve a security breach. Using a monitor port on a network ...

Every piece of information sent over your network travels within a packet. When you're having network problems, monitoring your packets helps you assess if you have a connection to other computers on ...

Because of the limitations of SPAN/monitor ports on switches, organizations have turned to using taps and packet monitoring switches. These solutions can be expensive which has lead companies to look ...

I have often wondered why manufacturers of Ethernet switches severely restrict the number of SPAN/port-monitoring sessions they allow to be configured. I can only assume that they are limited because ...