Ethereal-users: [ethereal-users] newbie question

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From: "Eric Wood" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:14:01 -0400
I have a 24-port 10/100 switch.  I also have a shared hub plugged in 1 port
of the switch.  the servers and power user are plugged into the switch and
the lowly users are plugged into the shared 10Mbit hub.

My ethereal maching is plugged into the shared hub.  I can still see packet
conversations between two machines that are on the switch.  If I'm on a hub,
how can I see these packets?  Is my "switch" not really a switch?

In a switched environment, how does one sniff the network effectively on all
computers?

-Eric Wood