29/05/2026
SPAN ports are built into most switches - no extra hardware, no extra cost. A logical starting point for monitoring network traffic.
The catch: under load, switches prioritise live traffic. Mirrored traffic gets dropped silently. Your monitoring tool receives less than it should, with no warning.
Passive network taps solve this - a full copy of all traffic, guaranteed, regardless of network load.
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