Ethernet Tap

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Note

This page is for the Ethernet Tap Tap board. For the plugin, see the plugin docs.

Ethernet Tap is an affordable sniffer for monitoring Ethernet traffic flowing through a single Ethernet connection. To monitor Ethernet traffic, an Ethernet cable that was initially connecting a switch (hub) to an Ethernet device is replaced by two Ethernet cables and the Ethernet Tap is inserted between them, in what is known as a “wedge” fashion. The Tap passes the Ethernet traffic through with a delay equal to about 5.2uS.

The Tap connects to your PC via a USB cable and is compatible with IO Ninja terminal/sniffer software.

Features

• Designed for use with IO Ninja software (http://ioninja.com/).

• Reliably captures 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernet traffic [1] [2].

• Based on Intel MAX10 FPGA.

• Six LEDs onboard:

  • Green Ready LED;

  • Green 100Mbps and yellow Link/Activity LEDs for the left RJ45 jack;

  • Green 100Mbps and yellow Link/Activity LEDs for the right RJ45 jack;

  • Blue Power LED.

• High-speed (480Mbps) USB2.0 interface on a USB-C connector.

• Supplied with a USB-C cable.

• USB-powered, no additional external power necessary.

• Compact, outside dimensions only 82 x 74 x 30 mm.

• The product is field-upgradeable via the USB interface.

Connecting Ethernet Tap

Using the Ethernet Tap

Please see the documentation for the Ethernet Tap plugin.

Specifications

Ethernet Tap is supplied with a USB cable.

Hardware Specifications [3] [4]

Parameter	Specification
USB port	USB 2.0, high-speed (480 MHz), USB-C connector
Throughput	Up to 100BaseT Ethernet’s real-life throughput [1] [2]
Operating temperature	0 to +60 degrees C
Operating relative humidity	10–90%
Mechanical dimensions	82 x 74 x 30 mm

Footnotes

[1] (1,2)

As long as your PC is fast enough to receive all the captured data. Some data may be lost if a PC’s USB channel is unable to receive it on time. Our tests have shown that an average i7-based desktop PC (that is not performing other time-critical tasks) easily captures 100BaseT traffic even under high Ethernet load conditions.

[2] (1,2)

The Tap does not allow mixing 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections. Both sides of the Tap must have the same connection speed. That means that you may not connect one side of the Tap to a 100Base-T device, and another side—to a 10Base-T device.

[3]

All specifications are subject to change without notice and are for reference only. Tibbo assumes no responsibility for any errors in this Manual and does not make any commitment to update the information contained herein.

[4]

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