Switch port lock?

Cole Tuininga colet at code-energy.com
Tue Feb 8 12:28:01 EST 2005


On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 11:26 -0500, Travis Roy wrote:
> Does anybody know if such a device exists?
> 
> Something that can go over the front of a switch that can lock the ports 
> with or without something connected to it?
> 
> Of course the ideal method would be to have all the switches in a 
> lockable space, but that's not always possible.
> 
> I'm just looking for something to stop customers from moving their 
> switch ports and/or unplugging or plugging in cables without us knowing.

How about a managed switch?  You can then turn unused ports off, and
restrict access to the live ports to particular MAC addresses (or ip
address) if feasible...

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Cole Tuininga
Lead Developer
Code Energy, Inc
colet at code-energy.com
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