My guess it really operates like a switch more than a hub. It's actually been hard (for me anyway) to find real hubs now days. If it auto speeds or auto anything, odds are it is really operating as a switch.
Your best bet would be to find an old 10BaseT only hub. Of course if your interested in looking at throughput related problems, this would not be the way to go...
Wes
--- On Thu, 2/26/09, karim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <karim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: karim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <karim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] A strange problem with wireshark
> To: "Community support list for Wireshark" <wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 9:09 AM
> Very thanks Anderow
>
> I checked the D-Link DE-805TP hub by one of ettercap
> plugins, it is really
> is hub not switch.
>
> About "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet" I am
> capturing all traffic from
> my own IP but just the neighbor computers are invisible, I
> checked it for
> cheminy my card do not have this option.
>
> is there any other possibility?
>
> best wishes for you
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Andrew Hood
> <ajhood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > karim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > I am using wireshark to sniff packet from my
> neighbor computers which
> > > all connected to the same hub as mines. but I
> just could see the packets
> > > of my own laptop and no record from the neighbor
> laptops.
> > >
> > > we all are connected to a D-Link DE-805TP hub
> which according to
> > > wireshark manual is areal hub not switch. this
> hub from other side is
> > > connected to switch which is connected to rotour.
> >
> > Do not believe people when they say a device is a hub.
> Most devices sold
> > as hubs these days are really switches. You will
> probably have to
> > confirm it for yourself.
> >
> > > My laptop ethernet card is :
> > >
> > > "Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet"
> >
> > Look in the archive for the thread "Query about
> capturing on Broadcom
> > BMC5708C" from early January 2009. It may apply
> to your problem too.
> >
> > --
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> can't be childish sometimes.
> > -- Dr. Who
> >
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