--=-FE1tlsriV1abi38K/4OB Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't think that'd work if you were doing anything more than sniffing a network. To get a web page (staging->web) or to access a file (web->staging), you must first ask for it and that requires the send ability. And yes, I accidentally made one of these one time awhile back and yes, it made things really difficult until I realized what had happened. On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 10:06, elemint@cox.net wrote: > I found instructions on to make a recieve only cable. I believe I might = be able to use this between the staging server and the live web server, any= suggestions other than the ones below. Has anyone used a cable like this? >=20 >=20 > http://www.geocities.com/samngms/sniffing_cable/ >=20 > Jim > >=20 > > From: Bill Jonas > > Date: 2003/09/08 Mon PM 12:46:49 EDT > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: Re: Updating web server (apache) in a DMZ > >=20 > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 12:25:18PM -0400, elemint@cox.net wrote: > > > Would a recieve only cable be a good idea so the server on a seperate > > > nic would have a cable where it could recieve only recieve the > > > updated files and then implement them? > >=20 > > Not a good idea -- you really need two-way communication for any > > standard TCP-based protocol to work. (If the other server can't > > respond, how can it complete the three-way handshake, for example?) >=20 > >=20 > > I suppose you could go the UDP route and use something like TFTP, but > > you'll be left without error correction. > >=20 > > --=20 > > Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/ > > "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step > > into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing > > where you might be swept off to." -- Bilbo Baggins > >=20 > >=20 --=20 Bryce C CoBryce Communications --=-FE1tlsriV1abi38K/4OB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/XQ6t/wbq/C6yyPcRAo0QAJ9mXM3DIBIgE/p17uqeRJM3GR04NQCfbfjp 3cP8ymx359M0mVtPkBenCW8= =TweQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-FE1tlsriV1abi38K/4OB--