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Hello netters,

Once again we're here seeking advice on a matter we have been
figthing with for months.

We have a network with around 150  machines on it.
It is built with starlan 10 HW (i.e., starlan 10 hubs and 
RJ-45 type 4 pair wire)  Our HUBS are configured in a 
star formation to reduce network "rise time" problems.

Unfortunately, sometimes  people attach machines from their offices
with wrong AUI settings, causing a lot of grief to us and the rest
of the group.  We can tell that the cause is probably an AUI
with wrong settings, but we have no way of telling which office we should go
to check the AUI.  We usually end up going from office to office,
one by one, and checking them.  We are anxious to find out
if there are any super-sniffers out there that can not only show
collisions, but identify their source as such-and-such connection
on such-and-such hub.
Such a device would save us a lot of grief, although my understanding
of IEEE802.3 says that it is probably impossible to build such a sniffer.

does anybody know anything on this matter?  We sure would appreciate
the input...
				Thanks in advance,
				Cetin Seren
		reply-to:       cs@karin.att.com