Throwing Star LAN Tap Pro
Details
- BrandGreat Scott
- Connector typeRJ45
- Cable typeEthernet
- Compatible devicesComputer
- Special featureLan
Details
- BrandGreat Scott
- Connector typeRJ45
- Cable typeEthernet
Description
🖧 Tap into your network’s secrets like a pro—light, sleek, and always ready.
- COMPACT DISCREET - Slim 15x7 cm profile fits perfectly in any tech toolkit or pocket.
- FEATHERLIGHT DESIGN - At just 40 grams, it’s the ultimate portable tool for on-the-go pros.
- NO BATTERIES NEEDED - Ready to deploy instantly—no power hassles, just pure network insight.
- SEAMLESS LAN MONITORING - Effortlessly tap into your network traffic with precision and zero disruption.
- CERTIFIED FRUSTRATION FREE - Plug-and-play simplicity backed by Great Scott Gadgets’ trusted quality.
The Throwing Star LAN Tap Pro by Great Scott Gadgets is a certified frustration-free, ultra-lightweight LAN tap device designed for professional network monitoring. Operating at 3 volts and weighing only 40 grams, its compact 15x7x0.5 cm form factor ensures portability and ease of use without requiring batteries. Ideal for seamless, non-intrusive network traffic analysis.
Specifications
| Asin | B07GYVBMHZ |
| Best Sellers Rank | 483,413 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) 203 in Ski Tools |
| Brand | Great Scott Gadgets |
| Cable Type | Ethernet |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Computer, Network Device, Router, Switch |
| Connectivity Technology | Ethernet, LAN |
| Connector Gender | Male |
| Connector Type | RJ45 |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (18) 4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Data Transfer Rate | 100 Megabits Per Second |
| Ethernet Cable Category | Cat 6 |
| Included Components | Monitor |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Item Shape | Round |
| Manufacturer | Great Scott Gadgets |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 2693 |
| Model Name | AK3-AT1-GL-M-X |
| Model Number | AK3-AT1-GL-M-X |
| Number Of Items | 1 |
| Number Of Pins | 8 |
| Other Special Features Of The Product | Lan |
| Recommended Uses For Product | network monitoring |
| Specification Met | certified frustration free |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |
Reviews
User
A great support product
I have used numerous expensive taps but wanted something that would be easy to carry around for those spontaneous times when you simply want to monitor traffic on the wire. Low cost, very small and it works really well. I have today used it to diagnose an issue with WOL and within minutes issue was resolved. Using two feeds into WireShark is easy. High recommend this very simple but effective product
User
Great Christmas present for brother in law
Great
User
Works well
Works well.It's poorly labelled, could do with something on the front to tell you which tap corresponds to which input.As the description says, this is 10/100Mbit only, and it worked fine for me at 100Mbit.You need two free network ports to use this. I used this tap with a StarTech dual-port USB3 network adapter https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D8XTOD0/ to capture the traffic to a laptop, using the Wireshark software.
User
Good for legacy networks
The tap is very simple to use: just put it in-line with the traffic to be sniffed and take a output to a device to capture the packets.As clearly set out, this tap will run at 10mbps or 100mbps, not 1gbps. The sniffing interface on my capturing device, however, would not recognise the connection at layer 2 unless set to 10mpbs. This caused issues when the in-line devices negotiated 100mpbs. There was no simple way to fix this.
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