Ethernet Tap
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
and100Base-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 |
|
Operating temperature |
0 to +60 degrees C |
Operating relative humidity |
10–90% |
Mechanical dimensions |
82 x 74 x 30 mm |