TAP Into Technology Blog

Filtering + Aggregation = Never Oversubscribe Again

For network IT managers that send data to monitoring tools, the concern about oversubscribed ports is a continual battle. You can’t always predict your network traffic, and as you probably know -...

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Packet Challenge at Sharkfest - A Great Way to Test Your Skills!

This year at Sharkfest, Garland Technology is sponsoring the group packet challenge (Thank you!). As packet-heads, we all enjoy digging through trace files and finding the hidden gems that lead to...

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Are my Packets Lying? 4 Things to Look for in Packet Traces

Packets don’t lie – well, most of the time. They tell the truth unless they have been captured incorrectly. In those cases, packets can tell bold-faced lies. When digging through trace files, we can...

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[New Product] Garland Introduces Scalable Visibility with Passive Fiber Modular Chassis up to 100G

“How do you scale your network infrastructure to support multiple monitoring tools (at varying network speeds) without adding additional infrastructure - while still ensuring data quality?”

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Welcome to the Smart Grid—Time to Set Up Your Security Devices

The demand for more greater energy efficiency and the commoditization of connectivity have made the smart grid an inevitability. It’s easy to get caught up in the rush for smart grid support....

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Network TAP vs SPAN Port: Putting Them to the Test

For years now we all have read about the difference between data capture off a span/mirror port and a network TAP. Packet Pioneer, Chris Greer was interested to see the difference between a data...

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