Throwing Star LAN Tap

Summary

This description shows what the Throwing Star LAN Tap device is and how to use it.

Requirements

• Throwing Star LAN Tap Kit or Pro edition
• Device with RJ45 Ethernet port as monitoring device
• Wired LAN network, where the LAN sniffing device is installed

Description

LAN Taps are integrated in the existing network and are used to monitor the network, because all traffic/packets coming into and going out of the network can be inspected using sniffing programs such as WireShark. The Throwing Star LAN Tap is a passive Ethernet tap that needs no power for working.

Versions

There are two editions: the Kit (Throwing Star LAN Tap Kit), which you must assemble yourself and solder to work. And the Pro Edition (Throwing Star LAN Tap Pro), where the electrical components are already soldered and prepared for easier usage and fully assembled in a plastic box. The device itself is the same. The Kit is a circuit board printed as star shaped with four RJ-45(Ethernet) connectors and two 200pF capacitors that must be placed on the board.

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Throwing Star LAN Tap Kit

Step 1

Enter these commands in the shell

echo foo
echo bar

Step 2

Make sure to read

• War and Peace
• Lord of the Rings
• The Baroque Cycle

Used Hardware

Throwing Star LAN Tap Kit

Throwing Star LAN Tap Pro

Courses

• A course where this documentation was used (2017, 2018)
• Another one (2018)

References

• https://greatscottgadgets.com/throwingstar/